Nepal Heart Foundation team screening school students in Lalitpur, 15 July 2026

3,122 students screened for heart disease in Pulchowk, Bungamati and Bhainsipati

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On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Rotary Club of Patan and Nepal Heart Foundation screened school students in Lalitpur for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and other heart conditions. The team worked from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at three schools: Tri-Padma Vidyashram Secondary School, Pulchowk; Adarsha Soula Yubak Secondary School, Bungamati; and Shree Jana Udaya Secondary School, Bhainsipati. Rtn. Dr. Prakash Raj Regmi led the medical team.

Students assembled at Tri-Padma Vidyashram Secondary School, Pulchowk.

Results

  • 3,122 students were checked by cardiologists and physicians with a stethoscope.
  • 89 with abnormal heart murmurs had an echocardiogram on site, using a portable machine.
  • 7 children were found to have heart disease: 2 with rheumatic heart disease and 5 with congenital heart disease.
  • 5 children were referred to Nepal Heart Clinic for further evaluation and treatment planning.

The screening was part of Rotary District 3292 District Grant Project 2025-26-286. Rtn. Regmi reported that it completed the grant’s requirement of screening 5,000 students, half inside the Kathmandu valley and half outside. By 27 July, the club had submitted the final grant report.

District Grant Project 2025-26-286, with Nepal Heart Foundation.

Why it matters

RHD often has no symptoms in children until the heart valves are damaged. Early screening means children who need care can be referred while treatment can still help. This work continues under the MoU signed on 1 July 2026 between District 3292, Nepal Heart Foundation and the club.

A quick stethoscope check can find children who need a closer look.

Read more about our heart-health work.

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Sources: Nepal Heart Foundation programme report, 21 July 2026; RCP members’ circular, 15 July 2026; Lalitdhara Nos. 1667 and 1668 (minutes of the 20 and 27 July 2026 meetings); programme banner.

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