The Nepal Leprosy Trust runs the busiest Leprosy Centre in the world and works with people affected by leprosy to restore health, dignity, economic livelihood, and family life.
NLT aims not only to provide the appropriate cure for those affected by leprosy, but also to prevent and manage impairments and raise the level of functional ability for those with impairments. Health education, training, out-patient services, surgical and rehabilitation programmes are some of the means to achieve this. POID also includes provision of special footwear and appliances, physiotherapy, wound care and POID clinics in the field.
The Self-Care Training Centre at Lalgadh plays a vital role in enabling people to take individual responsibility for avoiding bodily damage (such as burns or foot ulcers) that can result from a loss of feeling. This helps ensure the successful rehabilitation of cured people back into their communities, since visible impairments and disability can lead to stigma and marginalisation.
