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A look at a project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is piloting an integrated approach to controlling leprosy, Buruli ulcer and yaws.

Leprosy is the oldest disease known to man, but we believe that we can be the generation that ends it for good. We believe that there will be no more cases of leprosy after 2035. But we need your support. Here’s how you can help.

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.

What does it mean to formalise inner wellbeing in our work this way and how could you do it too?


Many people think of leprosy as an ancient disease. That is both wrong and right. It is both an ancient disease and a modern disease.

There have been headlines across the world since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic which have seen people compare Covid-19 with leprosy. Any comparisons between these diseases are inaccurate at best and harmful at worst.

Find out everything you need to know about World Leprosy Day, including the digital toolkit, key messages, and how you can make a difference.

Karima has been learning to live amidst the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. For her and her family it has become a question of survival.

We live in a world of devastating inequality. Covid-19 has made that painfully clear. It has to stop.

Are we still on course to achieve our goal of zero transmission by 2035? In short, yes.