FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, UNITED IN ONE MISSION!

Strengthening Community Health in Nepal: Ub3e’s New Collaboration with Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital – Cancer Care!

I had the opportunity to visit Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital and their Cancer Care Center, located in Nepal, approximately one hour from Kathmandu. This hospital serves as a critical healthcare anchor for thousands of families who rely on its services for both primary and specialized care.

During my visit, I toured the cancer care facilities, observed patient flow, and met with dedicated clinicians and administrators who work tirelessly despite limited resources. Their commitment to serving their community with compassion and resilience was deeply inspiring.The hospital team shared the challenges they face, including limited access to early breast cancer screening, lack of community education, and delays in diagnosis. The need for early detection, awareness, and patient education is urgent and essential.

Ub3e and I are honored to collaborate with Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital to:

• Expand breast cancer awareness
  • Strengthen early detection pathways
  • Train community health workers
• Provide needed equipment
  • Empower women through knowledge and education

At the center of this effort is Ub3e’s signature initiative:

“If You Feel Something, Say Something.” I trained 21 nurses and physicians at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Nepal through Ub3e Breast Wellness Campaign — bridging continents through technology to build clinical capacity in real time.

Every participant successfully completed the training and is now equipped to:

• Identify high-risk breast lesions
• Fast-track patients to the front of the line
• Prioritize limited diagnostic and surgical resources in an underserved community
• From across the world, we stood united in one mission: earlier detection, smarter triage, better outcomes. These clinicians are now part of a movement shifting late-stage diagnosis toward early intervention.

In many communities across Nepal, breast cancer is diagnosed at later stages due to limited awareness or access to screening. Our collaboration aims to bridge these gaps through community outreach and education. In addition, we aim to  improve access by implementing a breast ultrasound triage initiative through a Breast point-of-care ultrasound triage done by a trained clinician when a patient presents with a breast complaint as a means of early detection of suspicious breast lesions. If a suspicious lesion is noted, the patient will be sent for a formal evaluation by the radiologist for a workup. The purpose of this project is to increase access by increasing triage for women with breast complaints and to decrease the time from the identification of the lesion to care. This will result in earlier detection of breast cancer, which in turn will improve survival by prioritizing the women with suspicious lesions to access medical care. This is important due to limited resources, not only financial, but also regarding limited resources for medical personnel and medical specialties.This is sustainable global health!

This is empowerment without borders!