Nepal Supreme Court delivered a landmark human rights ruling, overturning a discriminatory law that allowed marriages to be annulled if one partner concealed a diagnosis of leprosy.

Anandaban hospital landslide update, Nepal

In late September, deadly monsoon rains hit the Kathmandu valley. The district surrounding the hospital sadly bore the brunt of the downpours. Roads turned to rivers and mud overnight. Over 200 people across the region were killed in the floods, with hundreds more injured and needing rescue.