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Global Health and Natural Disaster: 
Lessons From a Local Health Care NGO at the Forefront of Nepal’s Earthquake Relief and Recovery Efforts

On April 25, 2015, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake claimed over 9,000 lives in Nepal and destroyed roughly 770,000 homes, 50,000 classrooms and 1,000 health posts. Himalayan HealthCare (HHC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has served Nepal’s northern Dhading District since 1992, is a key player in relief...

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