Helping hand for Nepal’s “Untouchables”
When disaster strikes, the Government of Nepal supports communities in their struggle to survive and rebuild their lives. But some people are at risk of being excluded simply by their...
04 June, 2019
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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
Gynaecological Treatment Camps
Last week (19 to 25 May), as part of a series of outreach camps for women with gynaecological problems, INF ran a seven-day camp for 256 women in the Karnali province. Thousands...
31 May, 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 myself...
17 May, 2019
New diabetes clinic in Nepal
Green Pastures Hospital offers diabetes care for Nepalis Diabetes is a fairly new condition in Nepal. Many parts of western Nepal remain remote and sparsely populated. But the...
30 April, 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
Update – Relief begins to reach storm hit villages
Aid reaches victims of storms Disaster relief after storms in Nepal Aid is now reaching hundreds of families who lost their homes in the recent tornado.The storm struck villages in...
15 April, 2019
First Tornado in Nepal – March 2019
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...
09 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
The Final year of GRACE
The GRACE team (Gorkha Rehabilitation and Community Empowerment) works in partnership with government institutions and local disability groups...
03 March, 2019