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King Viserys looked very unwell in front of the Iron Throne
King Viserys’ Illness: What did House of the Dragon get right and wrong?

As the world’s oldest and largest leprosy NGO, we do a deep dive on whether the king really does have leprosy.

Four of our team members in DR Congo
An integrated approach to controlling NTDs in DRC

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.

A man on a hospital bed in Myanmar looks to his left, at the photographer. He is proudly wearing a Liverpool FC top.
The problem with comparing Covid-19 and leprosy

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.

A man smiling at the camera.
What is the secret to building and empowering a leprosy champion?

7 top tips from The Leprosy Mission's team in India on empowering a leprosy champion.

World Leprosy Day 2025

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

A young white man in a suit running away, looking over his shoulder
Is the Novocaine film condition real? Is it leprosy?

Many people left the cinema with a fundamental question: is the condition real? There were also some startling similarities to another disease: leprosy

A man in Nepal looks to camera and holds his leprosy-affected hands together in front of him
Covid-19 has to be a turning point for our world – we can’t go on like this

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