NLT Stories
Mukh Lal Became a Change Agent
Dambar Ale writes…. Mukh Lal Yada of Banauta village, Mahottari district has a lovely wife with three little children. Mukh Lal came to Lalgadh Hospital to present a skin complaint in 2002. He was diagnosed as having leprosy on his first visit to Lalgadh Hospital and later referred to the local health post for continuation…
Read MoreKali Maya – Tiger Lady
Although extreme, Kali Maya’s story is an example of the problems associated with the stigma surrounding leprosy that many of those affected by leprosy face in Nepal. Kali Maya is the third eldest in her family. She was married off to a boy in the village when she was nine, and gave birth to her…
Read MoreChalitra
Victoria Elliot, Podiatrist at Lalgadh writes …………. Many patients in Lalgadh have had to return again and again to receive our care. Her at the hospital we see patients with what we term ‘recurrent ulceration’. This refers to wounds that develop in the same places especially on the feet. At first the wounds seem so…
Read MoreShyam Mahato
Shyam Mahato (Nuniya), is a cheeky 14 year old boy from Rupaitha in the Dhanusha District, South Nepal. He was admitted to Lalgadh Hospital for a large wound on his right foot. He does not sit still for one moment, so trying to get him to rest his foot was impossible. He came wearing unsuitable…
Read MorePulo Devi
Pulo Devi is a lively out-going lady of about 55 years of age. She lives in a village about one hour’s walk from Loharpatti, Mahotari. She is of the Mushar caste. She became aware that she had leprosy when she came to Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre complaining of swelling and tingling in both her hands. …
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