NLT UK News
Fair Trade Fortnight and International Women’s Day 8th March
Laura Queening is a Fair Trade fashion designer who works with producer groups in Asia, including the NLT workshop in Kathmandu, to produce her Aura Que range of fashion accessories. The 8th of March is International Women’s day, and Fair Trade Fortnight runs up to 9th March, so Laura is having an open day in…
Read MoreBadri Shrestha – a story in progress
Badri Shrestha is a father in his late 40s affected by leprosy, with a married daughter and two adult sons Subash and Sudeep, who are in their early 20s and both seriously disabled by cerebral palsy. Subash and Sudeep are mostly in wheelchairs (provided by NLT) and also require regular medication to keep them stable…
Read MoreWORLD LEPROSY DAY 28th January 2018
This coming Sunday (28th January) is World Leprosy Day and we hope that you can bring our work to the attention of friends and your congregations in support of people affected by leprosy everywhere. World Leprosy Day was the idea of the French humanitarian Raoul Follereau, who dedicated many years to fundraising and helping those…
Read MoreHappy New Year for 2018!
Dear Friends We hope you had an enjoyable Christmas. The NLT office was very quiet over Christmas as Enid was with her daughter for December as the first grandchild arrived, and Mike was in Nepal with most of his family enjoying a Nepali Christmas with our friends at Lalgadh. This website was also hacked again…
Read MoreNew Leprosy Vaccine Launches into Clinical Trials
Today marks a significant step forward in the prevention and treatment of leprosy as the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) and American Leprosy Missions announce the start of a Phase 1 clinical trial in humans for a promising leprosy vaccine candidate – the first vaccine developed specifically for leprosy. Characterized by the World Health Organization…
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