Muscular Dystrophies are defined as a group of human genetic disorders characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakening and microscopic changes in the muscle. It is the disease that affects the muscles of an individual. Muscular dystrophies are part of a larger group of disorders known as Myopathy.

The primary problem with Myopathy including muscular dystrophies, basically concentrates in the muscles not in the nerves that control them, the blood vessels that supply them or the bones that support them. This distinguishes dystrophies from other various conditions that affect muscles.

Muscular Dystrophy (MD) causes muscles to get weaker and weaker. Later on they don’t work at all and the patient’s survival became rare within the normal age. The death comes from the Pneumonia, Lung (Respiratory) and Heart complications caused by weakness of the muscles Even our heart is a muscle, and Muscular Dystrophy affects that too. However, our brain is not a muscle so it will not be affected. A continued research activities are on going in developed countries with great initiation as there is no known cure for these muscular or neuromuscular diseases yet.

Rationale Of Muscular Dystrophy Foundation (Mdf) In Nepal.

In Nepal, there is not any research, official data and health policy or legal framework to cure and rehabilitation on MD. So, It became very crucial to establish a national level organization to maintain links with global research organization, parent organizations, associations to get latest information on research and rehabilitation management for MD. From this point of view MDF-NEPAL is dedicated to dissemination of information about the disease and the way to comfort both the patients and their family to prolong the life span of the patients as far as it is possible.

The MDF-NEPAL is a Non- Profit making voluntary organization registered in HMG District Administrative office, Lalitpur on 2003. MDF-NEPAL is formulated in initiation of Parents Projects Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD-Nepal) and Social workers. This foundation is dedicated for the services of the patients with MD for rehabilitation approach and creating social value. MDF-Nepal's national head office is in Jwagal, Kopundole, Lalitpur, Nepal.

MDF-NEPAL's programs are initially funded entirely by individual / private contributors of the country.

Create nation-wide awareness of the disease, find viable treatment and cure for MD, establish rehabilitation activities and streamline the stakeholders with latest development.

A social support system with utmost self-reliance.