Prem is originally from a poor family in Nepal's remote Jajarkot District. His stepmother treated him so harshly that he left home with friends and went to Nepalgunj to work in a hotel. While working there he suffered a wound to his leg and, after a visit to a doctor some months later, he was diagnosed with bone TB. He was referred to INF, where patient advocate Indira Tamang helped him to secure a free inpatient bed and free care.
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