Nepal faces one of the highest burn injury rates in the world but only one hospital in the country specializes in burn care.
Women and children make up seventy-five percent of the burn patients.
Injuries are often caused by cooking on or warming up in close proximity to open fires.
Limited funds to purchase synthetic skin and modern medical technology, as well as lack of roads in rural areas impede hospital access, intensifying the dire conditions burn patients already face as they try to heal and recover.
