Why we are not going to Patan Clinic today

Occasionally, there are strikes and protests called bandhs (nepali for closing). All roads are shut down by protestors. Today Kathmandu is shut down for another one. So, today we cannot travel into town for the weekly leprosy clinic there nor will most of the patients needing it be able to access public transport to get there. This is why this time: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghSAZ8I4zwrYZtU1xDZcGn4jgAdA