Blogs

Extending Beyond Care and CureFor over six decades, Anandaban Hospital has provided holistic care to people affected by Leprosy. The central idea is to provide complete care to patients which is based on a system of mutual understanding of the patients’ physical,...

What could work in employing persons with disabilities in formal sector?Fuelling Opportunities to end Unemployment for Nepalese with Disabilities (FOUND) is an initiative of The Leprosy Mission Nepal which works in rural areas of Nepal to assist people with...

Empowering and Transforming CommunitiesLeprosy, much like other NTDs, is characterized with high levels of stigma. The visible nature of symptoms combined with low levels of awareness leads to exclusion from society and community. The core concept of social identity...

Exploring the linkage between Mental Health and LeprosyOne of the most devastating factor about Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) is that they extend beyond active infection. Due to this, most NTDs have disabling consequences. In fact, 17 of the main NTDs can cause...

The Leprosy Mission Nepal at NNN 2023The 2023 Annual NNN Conference was organized from the 19th to the 23rd of September, 2023, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This year, The Leprosy Mission Nepal (TLMN) was heavily involved in the planning and execution of the conference...

Bidding Invitation for Digital Radiography System   The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is a UK based international non-government organization active in 32 countries; started its work in Nepal from 1957 with establishment of Anandaban Hospital in Lele, the southern part...

Bolstering Early Detection of Leprosy through School Health InitiativesThe whySome of the most tragic stories in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases come through children. As of 2023, reports show that NTDs affects more than 1 billion children. More than...

Honoring one of Nepal's finest: Dr. Mahesh Shah.There was a time where Dr. Mahesh Shah couldn’t see a path to become a doctor. In 1971 AD, having finished his Intermediate of Science (I.Sc.) with a focus on Biology, Dr. Shah applied to study MBBS (Bachelors of...

How Anandaban is transitioning from a leprosy hospital to a tertiary care center, addressing needs of leprosy affected people beyond leprosy.