Lalgadh Hospital News
Tree providing shade
In the early 1990’s as Lalgadh Hospital was being built Eileen Lodge (Founder) planted a tree outside the outpatients department. Her hope and vision was that it would provide shelter for those waiting to be seen by the doctors. Here is a picture of that tree, all grown up with patients sheltering from the blistering…
Read MoreTragic loss of Bharat Pandit
We are very sorry to share the news of Bharat Pandit’s sudden passing on the morning of Saturday 9th July, due to a heart attack. Bharat joined the work at Lalgadh in the late 1990s firstly as a leprosy patient and then later as a staff member, shepherding patients through the outpatient department system. Bharat’s…
Read MoreCovid Update for NLT at Lalgadh
We have received an update on the situation at Lalgadh: • Lalgadh Hospital and the surrounding area is in total lockdown since 4th May. The roads are empty and most shops are closed except for brief periods. Police are patrolling to enforce the lockdown. • Patient numbers have dropped from an average of about 365…
Read MoreUpdate on Lalgadh!
The daily battle is intense! COVID-19 rates are still increasing daily across Nepal especially here in Province-2 with its 6 million people along the Indian border with much of Nepal in lockdown, curfew or restriction. The stigma along with the fear and rumours about Covid-infection are eroding the normal everyday harmony of local communities. But…
Read MoreA New Chapter for Mainudin – December 2019
Mainudin Dafali, now aged 48, suffered stigma and rejection all his life because he came from a family affected by leprosy. His own symptoms began when he was very young but he was not diagnosed with leprosy until he was nine years old, when a healthcare survey team saw him walking across a field and…
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