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K-PALS UK (Kathmandu Institute of Child Health Pals UK) is a UK-registered charity established to support the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH), a not-for-profit organisation founded in Nepal in 2017. Its charitable purpose is to help relieve sickness and promote the health of children in Nepal by supporting equipment, facilities and training that complement care provided by doctors. Through this partnership, K-PALS UK aims to help KIOCH deliver affordable, accessible and integrated multispecialty child healthcare, and to advance children’s quality of life.

KIOCH focuses on responding to Nepal’s growing healthcare needs through scientific medical advances, technology and people-centred care informed by international standards. K-PALS UK raises support for this work through donations, charity events and public engagement. Its website also shares news, reports, information about the advisory team, and recorded interactive sessions on paediatric neurology and evidence-based medicine. The organisation lists partners including the Nepalese Doctors Association UK, Health Exchange Nepal UK and the Nepalese Nursing Association UK.