By Sanju Poudel | Project Leader
November 2017 marked a tremendous milestone made possible by friends like you (the inauguration of NYF’s new New Life Center - NLC)! The specialized treatment center is located on the grounds of the existing Nutritional Rehabilitation Home in Lalitpur, Nepal.
With your support, the NLC provides transitional shelter and care for children and their mothers living with HIV/AIDS, one of the most stigmatized diseases in Nepal. Pediatricians and Nurses provide the children antiretroviral treatment and medical attention while nutritionists educate mothers on how to care for their infected children and themselves.
Residents also receive nutritious meals and psychological counseling, participate in recreational and social activities, and the children attend classes to keep up with their studies during their stay.
Each year the NLC program serves approximately 70 children and 53 mothers.
Thanks to friends like you, HIV/AIDS-positive children, who might otherwise be ostracized, can be healthy, have a normal life expectancy, and attend school with their peers.
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