Juma Pun is a 30-year-old mother of two children and is originally from the Rukum District in the Far Western Region of Nepal. Juma’s husband was tragically killed several years ago when he fell into a river while at work. Since her ...Read More
As part of my orientation before taking over from Sandra Boone as Superintendent of INF’s Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Pokhara, I have enjoyed meeting the heads of each department and their staff. Recently I met Bal Ram Bhandari, ...Read More
Bhakta, 23, has plenty to be unhappy about. In the last year or so his life has fallen apart. After contracting tuberculosis, a complication caused him to be paralysed from the waist down. After a period of time spent lying on ...Read More
Five-year-old Sristi is a lively, intelligent and delightful little girl. She also has profound hearing impairment. I first met her and her family last June at the Nepali government’s Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara, where she attends for speech and language ...Read More
Pare Budha is a 46-year-old man affected by leprosy, he comes from the Laxmipur village area of the Dang District in Nepal’s Mid Western Region, the poorest part of the country. He is married, and he and his wife have seven ...Read More
