Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the health care available to many Nepalis is clearly inadequate. One of the main reasons for this is the unwillingness of health care personnel, particularly doctors, to serve in Nepal’s remote and rural areas. The country’s current system of medical education has failed to address this. The Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) is dedicated to improving the health status of the people of Nepal by producing doctors who are willing and able to provide health care to disadvantaged Nepalis living in remote or rural areas.
Three UBC faculty members have been part of a multi University International Advisory Board supporting the development and implementation of PAHS. To read more about this exciting new endeavor and how medical and health sciences students can be involved, review the PAHS Project Summary: PAHS Project Summary for GHI