Leprosy care in Banke
Leprosy has been a key pillar of INF’s healthcare services in Nepal since its inception in the 1950s. INF Nepal’s Shining Hospital in Banke district is an important location for this...
16 October, 2023
VIDEO: New leprosy ward opens for patients
The new leprosy ward at Green Pastures Hospital is now open and welcoming patients, as INF continues to build on our 70-year history of serving people with leprosy. John Reynolds, CEO...
24 March, 2023
Leprosy surgery helps Sabina
Sabina is aged 24 and lives in Bardiya district. Although she was receiving treatment for leprosy, her husband left her so she moved back to her parents’ house with her...
28 February, 2023
70 years of service in Nepal
As INF celebrates its 70th anniversary, we want to say THANK YOU for everything you have done to contribute towards INF's seven decades of service in Nepal. On 17th November 1952,...
16 November, 2022
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Our Tribute
Today we mourn the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and pray for her family in their grief. Her life of Christian witness and steadfast faith has been an example...
09 September, 2022
Medical camps make community impact
INF Nepal’s new project to run medical camps for people with disabilities in remote districts has made some important progress over recent months. The Community Medical Outreach project will impact...
10 May, 2022
Aasha finds leprosy treatment at Green Pastures
Aasha was six years old when her family first noticed blisters on her legs. She was taken to a nearby health centre where she was given medicine for an allergy,...
22 April, 2022
Yamuna grateful for leprosy care at Green Pastures
INF Nepal’s Green Pastures Hospital (GPH) in Pokhara continues to provide high-quality treatment and rehabilitation to reduce disability caused by leprosy in western Nepal. Yamuna was diagnosed with leprosy at GPH....
19 January, 2022
Medical camps reach people with disabilities
Living with a disability is especially difficult for people in Nepal’s remote communities. INF Nepal’s new Community Medical Outreach project is improving the access to proper diagnosis, treatment, and referrals...
10 December, 2021
The end of out-of-the-box surgeries
For many families in neighbouring communities it takes several hours to walk to Shreenathkot’s health post. Soon they will have properly built outposts in their villages...
03 June, 2019
Living with leprosy – a new outlook on life
“What is life?” I always wondered. I used to think life is a difficult journey, it has given me always new and difficult challenges which I had to face by...
17 May, 2019
Hundreds attend Leprosy camps
Training, awareness and treatment at outreach camps for leprosy Camps reach nearly 500 Nepalis at risk of leprosy From 7 to 11 April 2019 nearly 500 men, women and children...
25 April, 2019
Leprosy in Nepal
Over the next week (7 to 11 April) INF’s Shining Hospital in the Nepali district of Surkhet is hosting two outreach camps designed to detect and treat...
08 April, 2019
Leprosy: Ensuring Early Diagnosis
INF held a skin outreach camp last week (28 – 30 October) in Surkhet. Early diagnosis not only helps individuals recover fully, but also minimises the risk of the...
01 November, 2018
Leprosy Defeated – Darpak’s Story
The first signs The Nepali Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has classed the storm, which swept across the Bara and Parsa districts on 31 March, as a tornado – the...
18 September, 2018
Fight Against Leprosy – Nandan’s inspiring story
At the age of 26 Nandan started to notice patches on his hands and legs, but did not know what they were. He saw a traditional healer, who gave Nandan...
10 September, 2018