Update on Neelam – September 2013
Neelam back in Lalgadh 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...
View Article2013 – 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...
View ArticleLeprosy affects small people too…
At Lalgadh we see a lot of children, and sadly leprosy does not spare them. Kunal is an energetic, funny and caring little 6 year old boy who lives with his younger brother and mum. They are very poor...
View ArticleHello World – I’ve got wheels!
Making Sushmita comfortable Sushmita lives in Lalgadh Village, a half hour walk from Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre. Her Mum and Dad live in a very basic house and earn a small income from daily waged...
View ArticleEye clinics at Lalgadh boosted by new equipment
Leprosy can cause blindness due to damage to the eye from corneal ulcers. These can occur because leprosy eye testing the old-fashioned way often damages the nerve that enables the eyes to feel pain...
View ArticleSerious Earthquake in Nepal
Many of you have been in contact asking how our colleagues in Kathmandu and Lalgadh have fared in the serious earthquake that struck on Saturday 25th April. We are very grateful for your concern and...
View ArticleUpdate on the situation in Nepal – 8th May 2015
I am sure that you have been following the news on the BBC and elsewhere about the earthquake and so you will know that the relief work is moving into the hills around Kathmandu. In these areas many...
View ArticleFurther serious earthquake in Nepal
NLT’s vehicle delivering aid to Sindhuli Yesterday (Tuesday 12th May) afternoon at about 12.50pm Nepal time, another large earthquake measuring 7.3 occurred, centred near the district of Sindhuli, just...
View ArticleEarthquake – Where are we up to? – July 8th update
Getting the supplies through Earthquake relief has been continuing although it has become more difficult since the monsoon began about 2 weeks ago. The team at Lalgadh has now delivered over 200 tonnes...
View ArticleNovember and the Blockade Continues….
Since the 20th September when the new Constitution was announced, things have not got any easier in Nepal, as the stranglehold on trade by people near the Indian border has prevented fuel and cooking...
View ArticleA New Year Begins…
Greetings from NLT in 2016! The last part of 2015 has been hard with the strike and acute shortages of fuel, gas, medicines and many staple foods. Patient numbers at Lalgadh have dropped as people...
View ArticleLeprosy affects small people too…
At Lalgadh we see a lot of children, and sadly leprosy does not spare them. Kunal is an energetic, funny and caring little 6 year old boy who lives with his younger brother and mum. They are very poor...
View ArticleHello World – I’ve got wheels!
Making Sushmita comfortable Sushmita lives in Lalgadh Village, a half hour walk from Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre. Her Mum and Dad live in a very basic house and earn a small income from daily waged...
View ArticleEye clinics at Lalgadh boosted by new equipment
Leprosy can cause blindness due to damage to the eye from corneal ulcers. These can occur because leprosy eye testing the old-fashioned way often damages the nerve that enables the eyes to feel pain...
View ArticleSerious Earthquake in Nepal
Many of you have been in contact asking how our colleagues in Kathmandu and Lalgadh have fared in the serious earthquake that struck on Saturday 25th April. We are very grateful for your concern and...
View ArticleUpdate on the situation in Nepal – 8th May 2015
I am sure that you have been following the news on the BBC and elsewhere about the earthquake and so you will know that the relief work is moving into the hills around Kathmandu. In these areas many...
View ArticleFurther serious earthquake in Nepal
NLT’s vehicle delivering aid to Sindhuli Yesterday (Tuesday 12th May) afternoon at about 12.50pm Nepal time, another large earthquake measuring 7.3 occurred, centred near the district of Sindhuli, just...
View ArticleEarthquake – Where are we up to? – July 8th update
Getting the supplies through Earthquake relief has been continuing although it has become more difficult since the monsoon began about 2 weeks ago. The team at Lalgadh has now delivered over 200 tonnes...
View ArticleNovember and the Blockade Continues….
Since the 20th September when the new Constitution was announced, things have not got any easier in Nepal, as the stranglehold on trade by people near the Indian border has prevented fuel and cooking...
View ArticleA New Year Begins…
Greetings from NLT in 2016! The last part of 2015 has been hard with the strike and acute shortages of fuel, gas, medicines and many staple foods. Patient numbers at Lalgadh have dropped as people...
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