Celebrate Leprosy Champions
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Santosh, the young man with an entrepreneurial spirit driving him to provide for his young family
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Kashi, a man who took the journey from patient to nurse
Kashi does not allow his childhood experience with leprosy to affect his patient care.
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Ashok, the lorry driver breadwinner of his family.
Ashok life is transformed after attending the Vocational Training Centre. After being hospitalised for leprosy, he is now providing for his family in a job that he loves.
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Leprosy champions are people affected by leprosy and their allies across the world who want to change perceptions around the disease. You can be a leprosy champion by changing perceptions and raising awareness where you live.
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Leprosy Peoples’ Organisations must find themselves at the heart of efforts to defeat leprosy in the years to come.
