Results
The Co-Chair of the 3rd Roundtable at the 2023 CRPD Conference was Ana Ivonia from The Leprosy Mission Timor-Leste
The International Leprosy Congress 2025 is taking place at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Indonesia from 7-9 July. The Leprosy Mission will be present throughout the conference through presentations and at the exhibition centre.
Leprosy is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), which places it under SDG 3.3. NTDs affect 1.7bn people across the world.
The Leprosy Mission calls on the United Nations to select someone with personal experience of leprosy as the next Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members.
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.
A look at our work to train leprosy-affected advocates who can speak on their own behalf