27.03.2007
Our sponsor - Alphapharm
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of Alphapharm, an Australian pharmaceutical company that makes generic medications. I’ve always found their telephone reps to be very helpful when I’ve rung up with queries on my patients’ behalf. Robyn Ronai, Alphapharm’s media representative, responded with admirable speed to my request for a host of antibiotics, antiparasitics, asthma medications and more, and she has already organised for a large box of medicines to be delivered on Friday - how exciting!
It’s not the first time Alphapharm have done a similar thing - they have donated to many medical missions like mine, and participate in OPAL (Overseas Pharmaceutical Aid Limited), which is a service that many volunteer organisations use to get medications for their missions. They also support Australian charities like the Variety club. You can view their website on www.alphapharm.com.au
This is all great news as I am rather apprehensive about turning up to remote villages armed with only my stethoscope, my hands and my eyes, and with nary a nurse to help me! With Alphapharm’s generosity, I will have a deep box of tricks to turn me into the miracle worker that the villagers hope I will be. Of course there is nothing that can subsitute for peace in the country - lack of which hinders the improvement of the standard of health and living of the Nepalese people. But hope will spread slowly and surely - I am positive of this.
