Two British Women Bring Medical Aid To Nepal Lepers
Two British women, Dr Katherine Young and Miss Amy Andrew, trek four days through western Nepal to run a clinic for leprosy in a remote district. They hold 10 year government permits and serve a region the size of Wales, facing long journeys for patients seeking care and aided by a local pandit who translates dialects.
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Two women aid Nepal mission reach and aid lepers
An A A P Reuter correspondent reports two women who sold a shop to fund mission work in Nepal. They trek four days to reach roads, treat 27 000 cases including 800 lepers in nine and a half months, hoping for easier travel like a helicopter.
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