INF helps Roshan

Roshan Malla, 18, is from a farming family in Punma village in Nepal's Jajarkot District.

When he was 16, Roshan noticed a strange patch on his left hand, but for a year and a half he did not seek treatment.

Then similar patches began to appear all over his body and he realised he had leprosy.

He became very anxious because of the social stigma surrounding the disease.

Nevertheless he went to the district hospital, where his leprosy was diagnosed and medication was prescribed. However, he developed neuritis after three months of medication and was referred to INF's specialist leprosy clinic in Surkhet District.

'We prescribed different medication and his neuritis was cured after a few days,' says INF's Puspa Neupane.

'INF taught him about leprosy and self-care. After he was discharged he went back to his village with a much more positive outlook. He promised that if he ever met someone else with leprosy he would tell them to go to hospital straight away and not to wait like he did.'

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