Heal Nepal works through local communities to provide cutting-edge treatments and care to end suffering and disability caused by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.

This new project will improve leprosy knowledge and skills in areas of high transmission, increase early detection of the disease, and ensure that local communities have the skills and confidence to solve their ongoing health and environmental challenges in a way that is relevant to their own local context.

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.

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

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

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