The resident doctors, (such as Dr Krishna Lama – our Deputy Director and reconstructive surgeon) hold a weekly surgery day which includes major surgery but also procedures such as the debriding of ulcers (A procedure to remove debris or infected/dead tissue from a wound) or cleaning and dressing wounds. Every year,  Donald Sammut makes an annual visit to Lalgadh hospital.  He spends a few weeks performing hand surgery for people with various hand problems.   This is top level surgery, provide...

        Lalgadh hospital is situated in south eastern Nepal, in the hot flat Terai region of Nepal, close to the border of Bihar, India. More than 20% of our patients come across the border from India. It has grown from being a small hospital to one of the busiest hospitals dealing with Leprosy. It now has 120 staff in the  different departments: Senior Staff Staff in the different departments Many of our senior staff are solid Christians, which takes some courage ...

On 3rd November at 10 minutes to midnight a powerful 6.4 earthquake struck Nepal with its epicentre in Jajarkot, a remote hilly district, 330 km west of Kathmandu. Deaths have been reported and many injured.  The major cause of deaths and injuries is the collapse of weak building structures, as thousands of houses were destroyed . The earthquake is the deadliest event since the 2015 Gorkha earthquake and was felt all over the country and as far as in North India. UNICEF say children accou...

 

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Prices are as seen plus p&p.  If you are interested in buying an item please contact info@nlt.org.uk