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Nepal Leprosy Trust
Nepal Leprosy Trust
NLT serves in areas of Nepal where leprosy is still prevalent. Our vision is to help eradicate leprosy; to overcome prejudice against those affected, and to improve people’s standard of living.
Leprosy is a chronic, infectious disease. It can be cured simply and cheaply through multi-drug therapy (MDT). Eradication of the disease worldwide is now a realistic goal.
However, those affected by leprosy are marginalised and suffer continual psychological, as well as physical, distress. It is a disease strongly linked to poverty and those who contract leprosy are often tipped from poverty into extreme poverty very quickly.
How We Work
Nepal Leprosy Trust is a UK-based Christian agency that provides services to people affected by leprosy in the country of Nepal.
We run Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital & Services Centre in southeast Nepal, where leprosy is most endemic. We also have an office in the capital, Kathmandu, which runs social support programmes and income generation projects.
Around 45% of all new leprosy cases identified in Nepal are recorded at Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital & Services Centre - it's one of the busiest centres in the world with regard to new cases
Over 45,000 individual people have been treated for leprosy at Lalgadh Hospital with many of them coming back regularly for follow-up appointments and further help
More than 150 self help and empowerment groups are now being supported in the villages and towns around Lalgadh and Janakpur in southeast Nepal
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