Developing guidelines for leprosy centres and health centres to promote and support self-care with a particular emphasis on prevention of recurrence of ulcers in the community.

An overview of our advocacy work in Bangladesh

This innovative crab-farming project has been turning heads within the leprosy sector because it has transformed a whole community.

Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, but we're working hard to defeat leprosy and transform lives across the country.

We are seeking specific changes from governments across the world

We are supporting the Sasakawa Health Foundation's Global Appeal 2022, which is asking for the support of philanthropic foundations across the world.

Samir has a wife and two children. He was diagnosed with leprosy at 16 and now he runs his own motorcycle business.

The Leprosy Mission is hosting two side events at the Global Disability Summit 2022.

The committee guides our research work to where it is needed the most

Leprosy is the oldest disease in the world. Sadly, hundreds of thousands of people are still diagnosed with it ever year. We are now entering 2020 and I believe that, in the next 15 years, we will end transmission by 2035.