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Results

Saw Eh Thar has a prosthetic fitted
Mobile prosthetics unit in Myanmar

Our team runs a mobile prosthetics unit that travels around the country providing medical care to people who have lost their limbs, either through leprosy, or as a result of landmines that litter the country.

An image of our mobile clinic in Nigeria
Mobile prosthetics unit in Nigeria

Our mobile clinics take medical care to where the need is, travelling around districts where there is a need for leprosy support, but no local provision. Providing a combination of medical expertise and pastoral care, they are a vital part of TLM’s mission.

Karuna Mobile Clinic - people share cups of chai together at the clinic
Mobile clinics in India

Our mobile clinics in India take medical care to where it is needed most, particularly to people who would struggle to reach a hospital.

Dr Albert Pobon at a clinic in Bangladesh
Research in Bangladesh

An overview of our research in Bangladesh

The lab team at work
Research in India

An overview of our research in India

A team working on LPRF ulcer care
Research in Nepal

An overview of our research work in Nepal

Ismail received treatment for ENL for 15 months
ENLIST: Finding new ways to tackle ENL

A look at the ENLIST consortium, an international effort to find new and better ways to treat ENL

A man is examined at a skin camp clinic in Bangladesh
A 5 Minute Finger Prick test to diagnose leprosy

Our researchers in Bangladesh are working on a new field-friendly diagnostic tool that could dramatically reduce transmission of the disease within communities and prevent leprosy-related disabilities.

A foot wound receives medical attention at one of our hospitals
Solving leprosy's ulcer problems

A look at TLM Nepal's work to solve some of the major leprosy ulcer issues

Addressing the mental health challenges of leprosy in Nigeria

A look at the latest mental health research that is being conducted by our team in Nigeria

A lady who attended our research clinic in Nepal
Our work to prevent leprosy through PEP

Details of TLM's work to develop a post-exposure prophylaxis that could prevent leprosy

Dr Benjamin examines a patient at DBLM Hospital in Bangladesh
Preventing ENL with an addition to MDT

A look at research in Bangladesh that aims to reduce or prevent ENL.

A family in Bangladesh smiles for the camera
Can less MDT Treatment produce positive results?

A look at research in Bangladesh that aims to establish the efficacy of a shorter course of MDT Treatment.

A boy undergoes a test for leprosy
Research reveals level of leprosy transmission within households

A look at research which reveals the extent to which household contacts are at risk of developing leprosy

A man with clawed hands
TLM International Research Committee

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

Three men in Mozambique stand with their bikes, smiling
Our Research Partners

We cannot conduct research alone. We partner with many organisations, universities and research institutions across the globe.

A boy has a skin mark on his arm examined by a leprosy worker
Using smartphones to detect leprosy

Our researchers are looking at ways to use smartphone cameras as a field-friendly quick test for leprosy.