Association of Medical Doctors of ASIA, founded in 1984, Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC since 1995

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Elderly care home in Bodhgaya, India (August –December 2023)

Publication date:2024-05-23

Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)

Until December 2023, AMDA was providing financial assistance to an elderly care home in Bodhgaya, India, a facility run by a former staff member of AMDA Peace Clinic. The nursing home accommodates 22 elderly people who had no one to tend to.

Securing financial resources had always been a major problem for the nursing home. In fact, it mostly relied on donations from third parties to pay staff salaries and purchase daily necessities. The financing became much more strained after the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Because the number of donors (including tourists) rapidly decreased, it became extremely challenging for the home to procure medicine and food supplies for its residents.
Providing free meals in Bodhgaya, India (August 2023 – March 2024)

Publication date:2024-05-09
Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)

Since January 2023, AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, India, has been providing free meals every Tuesday to economically-challenged people in the local area. Bodhgaya is located in Bihar, India’s most impoverished state.

During the month of August 2023, there were days in which the meal provision service had to be postponed due to the extreme summer heat and rain.
Food distribution program at AMDA Peace Clinic

Publication date:2023-06-13

Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)
AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, India

Publication date:2023-06-13

Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)

On 13 November 2022, AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, India celebrated its 14th anniversary since its establishment in 2009. APC has been focusing on the healthcare of mothers and children in the locality, with a strong emphasis on the health management of pregnant women who need antenatal and postpartum care.

The clinic has been serving the local community by providing regular health-related programs, which include weekly nutritional guidance and health education, as well as bi-monthly maternal health checkups conducted by local obstetricians. Most of the programs
Supporting an elderly care home in Bodhgaya, India

Publication date:2023-05-18

Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)

Originally from the southern part of India, Ms. Vedha, who now runs an elderly care home in Bodhgaya in the state of Bihar, used to work as a staff member of AMDA Peace Clinic (APC).

After losing her husband in her late 30s, her unwavering determination to dedicate the rest of her life to supporting the poor led her to relocate to the county’s most impoverished state. Following her work at APC, she founded a care home to help the elderly people who had no one to tend to.

As a qualified Ayurveda therapist, she used to run the care home by
Supporting a nursing home in India

Publication date:2022-09-09

By Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi (AMDA Headquarters)

Ms. Vedha, a former staff at AMDA Peace Clinic in Bodhgaya, India, has been running a nursing home at Sripur village located on the outskirts of the city. It has been some time since AMDA started offering constant support to the facility through efforts such as food assistance and water-well construction projects.

The local economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic which wreaked havoc on the tourism sector in the last two years. Likewise, the nursing home suffered a great loss in the number of donations it received. This forced the facility to occasionally rely on food
COVID-19 Outbreak: AMDA Peace Clinic Food Donation in Bodhgaya, India 14

Publication date:2022-03-01

By Dr. Archana Shrestha Joshi, AMDA Headquarters

Between the months of October and December 2021, AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, India, continued to provide food aid to its registered women patients and their families. Focusing on maternal and infant healthcare services, APC has been supporting pregnant women in the locality who are faced with financial difficulties.
COVID-19 Outbreak #3: AMDA HQ to dispatch med personnel to Okinawa, Japan

Publication date:2022-02-01

On 22 January, the nurse dispatched from AMDA Headquarters completed her work in Okinawa whose healthcare system had been severely affected due to the COVID-19 resurgence. Since the 17th, the nurse had worked at several local facilities in the southern island prefecture.

Under the guidance of the local authorities, the nurse visited COVID-affected facilities where she mainly engaged herself in tasks related to infection prevention and control. The work was conducted in cooperation with local health offices and
COVID-19 Outbreak #2: AMDA HQ to dispatch med personnel to Okinawa, Japan

Publication date:2022-01-25

Since 17 January, the nurse dispatched to Okinawa (Japan) from AMDA Headquarters has been working at several local facilities affected by cluster infections. Under the guidance of Okinawa Prefectural Government, the nurse has been engaged in zoning procedures within the facility buildings, while instructing staff members on precautionary measures against COVID-19.

As for the former, the zoning includes specifying the so-called red zones and quarantine quarters for close contacts, as well
COVID-19 Outbreak #1: AMDA HQ to dispatch med personnel to Okinawa, Japan

Publication date:2022-01-19

On 17 January 2022, AMDA Headquarters dispatched one nurse to Okinawa, a southern island prefecture in Japan, to respond to the worsening coronavirus situation. The nurse is expected to work at a local facility under the guidance of Okinawa Prefectural Government.

COVID-19 cases have resurged in the prefecture since late last year in which several cluster infections have been reported. After receiving a request from the prefectural government, AMDA started calling for candidate personnel to