Conference “A doctor in your pocket” by José Ramón Morandeira Mountain Medicine Association

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José Ramón Morandeira Mountain Medicine Association/CUEMUM is a Spanish Association which has been working in Nepal since several years. The organization has been working actively to give medical care to expedition porters, Nepali mountain villagers and mountaineers. An event named “A doctor in your pocket”, organized by CUEMUM, was being held today at 9:30 am at Dwarika’s Hotel. The main highlight of the event was a presentation on a free Mobile Application named MEDIKTOR for the diagnosis of Mountain diseases. During the program, Dr. Maria NERIN Director of the José Ramón Morandeira Mountain Medicine Association/CUEMUM made an extensive presentation on the use of the apps and the works of the association. Mrs. Ambica Shrestha, Honorary Consul of Spain to Nepal explained about the relevance of the apps for trekkers.

Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world. Mountains are important assets for the tourism industry. They take up an estimated share of 15-20% of the global tourism market. Tourism is the largest industry in Nepal, and the largest source of foreign exchange and revenue. Possessing 8 of the 10 highest mountains in the world, Nepal is a hotspot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and people seeking adventure. The high altitude environment exposes travelers and mountaineers to decreased air pressure, cold, low humidity and ultraviolet radiation. The biggest problems are caused by hypoxia: Acute Mountain Sickness, Pulmonary and Cerebral Edema, and by cold: frostbites. As you know, many Nepali devotees develop Mountain Diseases when they reach holy high-altitude places and also, nowadays most of porters and guides are lowlanders may suffer from altitude diseases at least as much than the tourists or climbers do.

Altitude sickness is a very common problem. You can suggest your customers to use this App for an accurate diagnosis and, if necessary, medical consultation that, in some cases, can save a life. Mediktor.com is a very easy Mountain Medicine App that provides an immediate response to user’s health concerns and questions associated to first symptoms. The free pre-diagnose process performed by MEDIKTOR is based in the interpretation of user’s natural language. This App covers the most prevalent pathologies at the Emergency Services besides the Mountain Diseases. These diagnoses are completely free for users. Once pre-diagnosed, MEDIKTOR offer the users a comprehensive list of the best specialists available, if they want to have a real-time chat consultation. Of course, prices for these medical consultations are different for tourists and for Nepali people. Benefits will be destined to the projects that José Ramón Mountain Medicine Association/CUEMUM has in Nepali mountain valleys.