This year NLT has 4 places in the London Marathon's 'The Big Half' event on 3rd September.  This is a half marathon that starts at Tower Bridge and finishes via a roundabout route at the 'Cutty Sark' in Greenwich.  The four runners for NLT will be Julie and Matthew Houghton, both of whom have run several times for NLT, and two friends, Stella and Alex. The money raised from past running events has been an important help to our work in Nepal, and has funded the building of several houses for v...

There are over 140 distinct ethnic groups recognised in Nepal, with about 124 mother tongues between them. This highlights the amazing ethnic and linguistic diversity that is still part of the country of Nepal, with all the challenges that brings to a country trying to bring development, education and economic improvement to its people. Despite this huge variety, Nepali is the most widely spoken language across the country, with Maithili the second most common. NLT works in the Maithili speaking...

The Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease - 21-22 June This year (2023) marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the leprosy-causing bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae, by Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, in Norway. To mark this historic anniversary, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen in Norway are organizing: The Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease:150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus ...

The medical team at Lalgadh is thrilled to finally take delivery of the new X-ray machine provided by the St Lazarus Charitable Trust. It has taken several months to arrive, with a complicated customs clearance process, but it is here at last. It takes digital pictures and can easily be moved to any part of the hospital where it is needed. It will greatly improve the diagnostic services at Lalgadh. Thank you St Lazarus Charitable Trust!

In January, we mentioned the NLT Momentum Clubs and the work they are doing to reduce poverty. NLT’s work has always been closely connected to poverty because leprosy is a disease that flourishes in poverty. Around the world, wherever leprosy is still a problem, poverty is also a problem. Our staff are used to poverty, but sometimes even they can be shocked at its effects. For the last few years we have begun to work in new districts in Madesh Province, where NLT is less well known and where the...