Heart Health

For more than a decade, the Rotary Club of Patan has worked with Nepal Heart Foundation and Rotary partners on heart-health awareness, school and community screening, and referral to specialist care.

What we do

• Prevention and awareness — school education, youth participation and World Heart Day programmes.
• Early detection — medically led school screening and community heart camps.
• Access to care — referral to specialist assessment and treatment support.
• Local capacity — equipment, healthcare-worker training and institutional partnerships.

Our heart-health work over the years

• 2004–05 — An article in the club’s Lalitdhara Souvenir set out a proposed Nepal Heart Hospital as a Rotary initiative with Nepal Heart Foundation — an early sign of the club’s interest in heart health. (Source: Lalitdhara Souvenir Vol. 19)
• March 2013 — RHD prevention training for Rato Bangala Interactors and Patan Rotaractors. With Nepal Heart Foundation, the club held a heart-health camp at Baglung Hospital for about 400 patients, with awareness programmes in Beni, Kushma and Baglung. (Source: Lalitdhara Souvenir Vol. 28)
• September 2014 — A primary-prevention project for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease began in Lalitpur under an agreement between the club, Nepal Heart Foundation and the District Public Health Office, supported by Global Grant GG1418291. World Heart Day that year drew more than 350 participants. (Source: Lalitdhara Souvenir Vol. 30)
• 2015 — The club and Nepal Heart Foundation worked on an RHD awareness survey and an “RHD educator” approach for Lalitpur schools. (Source: Lalitdhara, 3 January 2022 meeting record)
• September 2017 — A World Heart Day programme with the NCD Alliance, and club family participation in heart-awareness rallies. (Source: Lalitdhara, 9 October 2017 meeting)
• 2023–2025 — Saving Young Hearts (Global Grant GG2347069): 25,811 children screened, 4,691 echocardiography screenings, three healthcare workers trained and treatment support for 33 children. It included a June 2024 school-screening mission to Bajhang, Bajura and Achham. The grant closed in April 2025. (Source: Lalitdhara, 17 June 2024 meeting (June 2024 mission))
• 2025–26 — Joint heart camps with Nepal Heart Foundation, including Jajarkot (May 2025), Sotang (December 2025) and Bandipur (June 2026). (Source: Nepal Heart Foundation heart-camp reports)
• 2025–26 — District Grant DG-2025-26-286: school screening in Mirchaiya, Siraha (7 May 2026) and Lalitpur (15 July 2026). Results reported in the final report submitted to District 3292 on 9 October 2026: 6,416 schoolchildren screened, 169 echocardiograms, 19 children diagnosed (8 with RHD, 11 with congenital heart disease) and 11 specialist referrals. Nepal Heart Foundation reported that two children from Siraha subsequently underwent surgery.

Our direction

Heart health is a continuing priority for the Rotary Club of Patan. For Rotary Year 2026–27, Rotary District 3292, Nepal Heart Foundation and the Rotary Club of Patan agreed to work together on a District heart-health programme, open to participating Rotary clubs across the District.

Within this collaboration, Patan acts as a bridge between participating clubs and Nepal Heart Foundation. We support clubs in applying for District grants for heart-health activities, then help coordinate implementation with the clubs and our medical partner.

Beyond this Rotary year, we intend to continue and grow this work, at the same or a greater scale, in partnership with the District, Nepal Heart Foundation and participating clubs. Our priorities are to strengthen prevention and awareness, support screening in underserved communities, and improve links to specialist assessment and treatment.

Get involved

Rotary clubs, companies and foundations interested in supporting heart-health work can partner with Patan or contact us.