Dr Lalit goes back to his district with UK elective student

We are incredibly pleased to announce that Lalit - our first DFN doctor, has secured himself another year in the very isolated district of Kalikot. The longer he is able to work there, the bigger the impact he will have on his community. Medical student Louis, from the UK, has just arrived there on his elective placement, and will be spending a month under Lalit's supervision to learn about healthcare in remote Nepal. Here are his first impressions: "Getting up to Kalikot Distirict Hospital (KDH) takes a two day single track road trip up from Nepalgunj & during rainy season there are many landslides to navigate your way through or around. For ...