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.

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 Helen Roberts is an Ophthalmologist with The Leprosy Mission Trust India. Her opinion is that, across the leprosy sector, we are failing too many patients with inadequate eye care.

There is no one working in leprosy today who would argue that there is not a tight and painful link between a leprosy diagnosis and mental health challenges.

An overview of our research in Bangladesh

An overview of our research in India

An overview of our research work in Nepal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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