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Three generations of Ramesh’s family have experienced leprosy. Their story shows how fighting the stigma of leprosy is key to people making a full recovery. Ramesh’s grandfather had leprosy. However, due...
Every figure in our latest Impact Report represents a story – of resilience, partnership, and hope in Nepal. As I introduce my first Impact Report as Chief Executive, I’m reminded...
Our latest Impact Report is out now. Read it here We work with partners in Nepal to deliver projects improving healthcare for the most vulnerable, making communities more resilient, and helping...
At the start of 2026, we are taking a look back at some of our highlights from 2025. There is much to be thankful for – and thank you for the...
With this year’s Christmas Appeal, you can help INF’s Green Pastures Hospital lead the way in disability rehabilitation for Nepali people. People with disabilities or injuries in rural Nepal rarely have...
INF’s leprosy work includes a range of community health projects reaching people in parts of Nepal where access to hospital care is limited....
INF has a goal to see leprosy eradicated in Nepal. The aim is to achieve zero infection, zero disability, and zero stigma by 2030, in tandem with the plans of...
Mohammad was just 19 when he developed big blisters on his left leg. He visited a clinic in his home district of Rupandehi, and was immediately diagnosed with leprosy. It...
We are delighted that Matthew Hanning has joined INF UK as our new Chief Executive. Over the past couple of weeks, Matthew has been starting to get to know colleagues and...
“People still refuse to openly talk about leprosy in the village,” says Sakir. “They only visit the hospital when it’s too late.” This was part of Sakir’s story, too. For five...
Matthew Hanning joins INF UK as our new Chief Executive in May 2025, bringing over 25 years of development experience to the role. He joins from CBM, the global disability inclusion...
John Reynolds retires this summer after a huge 28 years as INF UK’s Chief Executive. Here’s a look back at some significant impacts INF UK has made in Nepal under John’s...
It’s inspiring to see the impact our supporters have made in just one year. The INF UK annual report for 2023/24 is now available to read online. Over those 12 months, the...
The Trustees of the International Nepal Fellowship UK are delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Hanning (pictured above) as CEO of the charity with effect from 19th May 2025. Matthew...
At INF’s Green Pastures Hospital in Pokhara, a local man from Kaski teaches patients how to safely get back to farming. Dirga Man Gurung loves showing people that they can...
Message from John Reynolds, CEO of INF UK: I have received the sad news that Dr Val Inchley OBE died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday morning (21st August 2024). [caption...
Since opening last year, the new leprosy ward at Green Pastures Hospital has transformed the treatment and care of leprosy patients in western Nepal. The Eileen and Betty Centre is a...
A new facility to support the rehabilitation of leprosy patients has opened at Green Pastures Hospital, thanks to the generosity of INF/UK supporters. Adjoining the Eileen and Betty Centre, this outdoor...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...