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Witness a Medical Breakthrough in Nepal!

Leprosy patients used to need two surgeries on each leprosy-affected hand; and between each surgery, fingers needed to be rested for 3 months. But a surgeon at The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital in Nepal, Dr. Indra Napit, has developed a new process to carry out reconstructive hand  surgeries by combining two surgeries into one. Now the hospital admission time is reduced  significantly — from 6-8 months to 8 weeks.

It means Anandaban Hospital can have greater capacity  to treat more leprosy patients and continue to offer a lifeline to people like Sita.

“It is a real joy to see the happiness in the faces of leprosy patients after surgery,” Dr Indra said.

Please pray for the patients preparing to undergo surgery in the new year. Please also pray for Dr  Indra as he now focuses on research and innovation as part of his PhD.


The Leprosy Mission seeks to bring about transformation; breaking the chains of leprosy, empowering people to attain healing, dignity, and life in all its fullness.

We are targeting a Triple Zero Leprosy strategy — Zero Leprosy Transmission, Zero Leprosy Disability, and Zero Leprosy Discrimination. We are working hard with our international project partners, and international government organisations, to make leprosy transmission a thing of the past by 2035.

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