The Ultrasound Experience

June 17, 2011

In December 2010, LLSC became the proud possessor of an ultrasound machine delivered from Germany. Debbie Willis, an Ultrasound Consultant from the Teaching Hospital in Geneva, spent a month at LLSC teaching staff in the basic techniques of using the machine and reading the resulting scans. The machine has been kept busy since then, being…

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Rotary Vancouver shipping help to Nepal

May 13, 2011

Lalgadh hospital took receipt of a container from the Rotary Club in Vancouver, Canada, that had travelled several thousands of miles by sea and road . It set out on November 27th 2010  and finally arrived at Lalgadh Hospital on February 15th 2011. The idea came from a chance meeting between Robert Muir of Build…

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LLSC New Buildings

December 16, 2010

Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre is getting an extensive new build. For a long time, our inpatient wards have been operating at 98% capacity which in practise means that it is difficult to admit new patients. People visiting the Centre with complicated ulcers and other problems have often had to be temporarily housed in rented accomodation…

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