Your contributions make a difference!

Immunization session at Bluebell School

This is how your donations were spent in 2025:

• A major on-going expense is salaries for teachers at Bluebell and OIST. Bluebell serves very poor families and charges no fees. OIST charges fees but most students now receive grants or loans to cover some portion. Over time, OIST will be self-supporting, but we are not there yet.

• Our next greatest expense is teaching equipment for OIST as we upgrade Computer Technology and Civil Engineering labs to match student learning needs. Teaching materials for Bluebell are also an on-going expense.

• We support OfP to provide basic health screening services for people suffering chronic illness.

• Health and education bursaries are a lesser expense but extremely important for the ultra-poor recipients. For instance, cataract surgery in one eye costs about $50; a bursary to keep a female student in high school is $40 per semester .

As you know we are a very small Society. 100% of your donations directly help people in need; all administration and personal travel costs are paid by the BHP Society Directors. Vancouver’s Mid-Main Community Health Centre continues to host BHP activities and issues CRA charitable donation receipts for health programs. To support our education programs, or for more information, please contact us.

Thank you again for your ongoing support!

Congratulations to IUBAT nurse

Mohammed Ali, an IUBAT College of Nursing graduate supported by BHP donors recently completed his second post-graduate degree at Oxford University in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health.

He has recently been offered a job in the Obstetric and Gynecology Department at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. Ali writes, “I've always been passionate about promoting health in my community. My long-term goal is to address and improve perinatal health in Bangladesh. If I accept this offer, I will take initiative for collaborative research work between Uppsala University Hospital and Bangladesh to improve perinatal health in Bangladesh. I do not know whether I will achieve the target in my lifetime, but someone has to take the initiative. I believe I may be that person.”

News from Nurses International

The January 2026 newsletter from our friends at Nurses International highlights an open access course on Pharmacology in Nursing. Like other resources available from the NI website, this course has been developed by expert faculty and includes hands-on practical experiences. The newsletter also includes a link to a free NCLEX Practice Question Set, developed by Nurses International in partnership with NextGenU.org. Another new course developed by NI, Nurse’s Aide, helps students build skills in communication, infection control, personal care, mobility assistance, and documentation; like all the NI offerings, this course is free.

NI has an impressive global impact, with course enrollment from over one hundred countries. The newsletter describes NI’s organizational growth, now with a Clinical Alliance supporting agencies and practice-based educators; an Academic Alliance to support nurse educators, and a Nursing Consultant program that helps implement curriculum resources. If you are interested in shaping the future of nursing education worldwide, please contact NI at info@nursesinternational.org.