A life dedicated to burn patients.

It is with great sadness and respect that we report on the passing, on November 15th 2020, of Dr. Narayan Bahadur Thapa, President of the Nepal Burn Society (NBS). Dr. Thapa was the first person to start working on burns in Nepal by registering an organisation. He also had a long history of providing free cleft lip palate surgery to deprived communities in Nepal.

Interburns has worked with the NBS on two long term projects and Dr. Thapa, through his position on the Executive Committee, always showed great support for project-related matters. He was also Director at Kanti Children's Hospital, one of Interburns partner hospitals.

We wish to extend our condolences to Dr Thapa’s family and remain grateful for the enthusiasm which he extended to our work in Nepal, his work in highlighting the burden of burns, and his dedication in improving care for burn patients.