Lalgadh Hospital News
A Tribute to Ramviraji Rajak
We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Ram Raji Devi Rajak. Her substantial contributions to NLT were instrumental in promoting the positive image of self-help groups. Ram Raji was the first woman to serve as a facilitator for the Mithila Bihari self-help group. She was a dynamic force in her group, tirelessly working…
Read MoreFree Clinic for Easter
Lalgadh doctors decided they would spend their free Friday afternoon doing a clinic at Sundarpur, a very poor and needy village 7km from Lalgadh. At the clinic they saw 116 patients including 35 children. Whilst at Sandarpur, they met a lady with an affected left foot and leprosy. She was barely surviving as the villagers…
Read MoreSurgery at Lalgadh
The resident doctors, (such as Dr Krishna Lama – our Deputy Director and reconstructive surgeon) hold a weekly surgery day which includes major surgery but also procedures such as the debriding of ulcers (A procedure to remove debris or infected/dead tissue from a wound) or cleaning and dressing wounds. Every year, Donald Sammut makes an…
Read MoreStaff at Lalgadh Hospital!
Lalgadh hospital is situated in south eastern Nepal, in the hot flat Terai region of Nepal, close to the border of Bihar, India. More than 20% of our patients come across the border from India. It has grown from being a small hospital to one of the busiest hospitals dealing with Leprosy.…
Read MoreMedical training needs at Lalgadh
We have two young people who have grown up at Lalgadh, Amosh and Pranjal, who have passed their MBBS entrance exam with very good marks, and are eligible for help with the very significant costs of their five-year medical training. In our experience, the most reliable doctors who have served at Lalgadh have been the…
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