The Leprosy Mission (TLM)started its work in Nepal from 1957 with the establishment of Anandaban Hospital in Lele, the southern part of Lalitpur. Since 2005 TLM Nepal has been working as an independent NGO in partnership with the Government of Nepal to provide specialist tertiary care and technical support for leprosy control programs. It also undertakes internationally recognized research into leprosy and implements disability inclusive community development programs through its own activities and strategic partnership. Being one of the largest NGOs in the country working in the field of leprosy,

TLM Nepal (TLMN) mainly focuses on working with and for people affected by leprosy. Its development interventions focus in the areas of health, capacity building, education, sustainable livelihoods, community development, advocacy and research working towards equity and inclusion of people affected by leprosy and disability in the development process.

Being one of the largest NGOs in the country working in the field of leprosy, TLM Nepal mainly focuses in working with and for people affected by leprosy. Its development interventions focuses in the areas of health, capacity building, education, sustainable livelihoods, community development, advocacy and research working towards equity and inclusion of people affected by leprosy and disability in the development process.