Free Clinic for Easter
Lalgadh doctors decided they would spend their free Friday afternoon doing a clinic at Sundarpur, a very poor and needy village 7km from Lalgadh. At the clinic they saw 116 patients including 35 children. Whilst at Sandarpur, they met a lady with an affected left foot and leprosy. She was barely surviving as the villagers…
Read MoreDwarfism in Nepal
The government started a campaign to eliminate rickets and dwarfism in children decades ago. However, the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022 has pointed out that 25 percent of all children under the age of five in the mountainous region still face issues related to dwarfism. But the government is committed to reducing the numbers…
Read MoreLack of Rain!
In December 2023, forecasters anticipated above average rainfall for Nepal during the winter, but halfway through the season, many areas remain rainless for four months. The absence of rain is causing dryness in mountain terraces and plains, affecting winter wheat and snowfall in the Himalayas. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology recorded minimal rainfall,…
Read MoreLeprosy on the increase – in Florida!
Compared to India and Nepal the numbers are very low but this year has seen an increase in leprosy cases in central Florida, USA. It seems that these cases are not coming from abroad, or from transmission from known cases, but suggest that leprosy is now endemic in Florida. There has been a longstanding connection…
Read MoreNLT’s new 5-year General Agreement has been signed
We had some great news just two weeks ago! The next General Agreement between Nepal Leprosy Trust UK and the Government of Nepal was signed on 9th January 2024, after about 16 months of negotiation between our CEO Kamal Shrestha, and the Social Welfare Council officials. Kamal says that the process this time has been…
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