Response to September 2026 Flood

Recently catastrophic flooding from a breakaway glacier and landslide in the Himalayan mountains caused significant loss of life and property in Nepal. The Nepali government has mounted a heroic effort to save survivors and retrieve remains and begin to restore roads and infrastructure in the provinces effected. The medical needs of the injured, sick and those with existing medical conditions and issues have largely not been addressed by this military response, However, in the flooding area, Nepal Medics has trained thousands of rural Community First Responders (CFRs) and Rural Medical Responders (Doctors and Nurses who received our specialized training in emergency medical response in remote areas) for many years. These brave Nepalis have been responding during this crisis while they are cut off from the rest of the world without power, communication access including cell phones and no physical access with roads and bridges destroyed. Our in-country Nepal Medics team and our President Patrick Bancke have emphasized the need for emergency response mobile tent clinics and hospitals to support these greatly underserved and now isolated communities and our CFRs and RMRs. The team is currently working to assess and create an immediate medical response that would include medical treatment and provide prescription medications in partnership with the Armed Police Force (APF), the ASK Foundation, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Population, other governmental agencies and other NGOs. As part of Nepal Medic’s mission, we are simultaneously working to assess, design, develop and establish a practical blueprint and Incident Command System (ICS) that can be used for future disaster advanced medical responses in Nepal. This framework would be shared with all our partners and entities involved in responding to natural disasters and other relevant medical emergencies. We and our partners will work to refine and formalize a national response which will include roles, responsibilities, communication pathways, procedures, and more in order for Nepal to be ready and equipped for a faster, more efficient and effective response in the future. The Himalayan Region is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, making future natural disasters highly likely. Creating an Emergency Medical Response for natural disasters builds preparedness and a coordinated medical response that will save lives. Thank you for your support!