Lalgadh Hospital News
2013 – a very busy year for Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre
2013 was a record breaking year for the work at Lalgadh as numbers of patient visits climbed again, reaching more than 62,000 for the year. Of those, more than 11,000 were by people needing help with leprosy and we diagnosed over 1,100 new cases of leprosy which is similar to previous years, representing over 30%…
Read MoreUpdate on Neelam – September 2013
A little while back we described the situation of Neelam, who had come back into Lalgadh in May with a severely infected foot ulcer. She was very ill but recovered well, although it was clear that her foot was in such a poor state, only a below-knee amputation would really help to make life easier.…
Read MoreStories from Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre
Kishori is a man who thought he had lost everything when he was diagnosed with leprosy over four years ago. Rejected by his family and his community, Kishori wanted to die, and saw no way out. Read how joining a Self Help Group restored his life (click here). Neelam first came to Lalgadh with leprosy…
Read MoreFor Music Lovers in Switzerland!
Friends of Dr Graeme and Meena Clugston are putting on two music evenings in Geneva in the Auditoire de Calvin (next to the cathedral) to highlight the work of NLT and raise much needed funds. The first on Sunday 9th June at 5pm includes music by Bach, Telemann and Ian Clarke, and Shakespeare songs by Thomas Arne, Erich Korngold…
Read MoreConcert for Young Patients at Lalgadh
At the moment, there are ten children receiving inpatient care for their leprosy. Some of their stories are very sad. Friends of Graeme and Meena Clugston are arranging a concert this coming Sunday 17th June 2012, performed by the young people of the Church of Scotland in Geneva to raise funds to help support the…
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