HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, INCLUSION

Healthcare in Nepal

Hope and healing for people with disabilities

In Nepal, people with conditions such as leprosy, spinal cord injuries, and other disabilities are often still seen as cursed and actively excluded from society. Their self-image can often be marred. They may have lost all sense of worth, seeing the future as bleak and unliveable.

This is why INF’s hospitals and community-based healthcare services are needed in Nepal.

COMPASSIONATE CARE IN WESTERN NEPAL

INF’s three hospitals serve more than 120,000 patients each year, bringing hope to people marginalised by health conditions.

Our flagship centre is Green Pastures Hospital in Pokhara, which was built in the 1950s. Today it is a specialist centre for the treatment and rehabilitation of people with disabilities, with 100 beds for inpatients and extensive outpatient services.

Shining Hospital Surkhet is a centre for disability rehabilitation for Karnali province in the far west of Nepal, while the Shining Hospital Banke is a hub for leprosy diagnosis and treatment in western Nepal.

Thousands more people find help through our medical camps which take free specialist treatment to remote areas where health services are limited.

OUR AIM FOR OUR PATIENTS IS HOLISTIC CARE THAT HEALS THE WHOLE PERSON

Many patients stay in hospital for several weeks, some for months. The contact with peer counsellors, pastoral care workers and staff means that they regain confidence and hope.

Those who cannot afford to pay for the services receive financial help from INF’s Medical Charity Fund.

Stories of hope and healing