Nepal Leprosy Trust
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For other uses of the abbreviation, please see NLT (disambiguation).
The Nepal Leprosy Trust is a UK
based charity that provides support for those affected by leprosy
in Nepal
.
It's early work started in 1972 and in 1996 it established a hospital in Lalgadh in the southeast of the country. It is a member of the Make Poverty History
campaign.
The Nepal Leprosy Trust is a UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based charity that provides support for those affected by leprosy
Leprosy
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
It's early work started in 1972 and in 1996 it established a hospital in Lalgadh in the southeast of the country. It is a member of the Make Poverty History
Make Poverty History
Make Poverty History is the name of a campaign that exists in a number of countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark , Finland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and Ireland...
campaign.