Supporting recovery at Anandaban Hospital after Nepal landslides

What happened?

In late September, a period of intense rains triggered devastating landslides in Nepal, affecting over 90,000 people, destroying homes, displacing entire communities, and claiming more than 200 lives.

The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital, with whom Article 25 has been working since 2016, suffered worse than most. Landslides devastated much of the hospital site, destroying some buildings and forcing evacuation of several others. Staff and patients are understandably traumatised and anxious about what might happen when the rains return in spring 2025.

You can read The Leprosy Mission’s update here.

Site assessment & planning next steps

Earlier this month, Article 25 joined geotechnical experts from long-term engineering partners Ramboll to undertake a site assessment at Anandaban, evaluate the devastation, and to help The Leprosy Mission keep patients and staff safe at the hospital and plan next steps.

See below a selection of photos from the December 2024 site visit, capturing the surrounding areas, measurement activities and the hospital’s interior spaces.

The Trauma Centre’s continued role in care

Amid the destruction, there was some hope: the Trauma Centre we delivered together remains undamaged. Originally designed for A&E and Maternity care, it now also houses a leprosy ward and outpatient department following the evacuation of at-risk buildings in the wake of the landslides. The Trauma Centre is fulfilling its purpose as an ‘Emergency Building’, enabling The Leprosy Mission to continue providing vital services to the community.

Plans for a new research laboratory have been paused as the focus is now on making the site safe before any new development is considered.

We remain committed to working with our partners to support the hospital and its surrounding communities.