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Ana Ivonia behind the panel desk at the UN HQ
Ana Ivonia's Statement to the CRPD Conference 2023

Ana Ivonia gave a statement at the conference's third roundtable on reaching underrepresented groups of persons with disabilities.

Karuna Mobile Clinic - people share cups of chai together at the clinic
Mobile clinics in India

Our mobile clinics in India take medical care to where it is needed most, particularly to people who would struggle to reach a hospital.

A younger boy in a wheelchair smiling at the camera.
Is it possible to restore feeling to hands and feet that have been damaged by leprosy?

A researcher in India, Professor Pawan Agarwal, has been looking closely at ulcers caused by diabetes. These ulcers are very similar in character to leprosy ulcers, and this researcher saw that perhaps sensation could be restored through surgery.

A man from Bangladesh in a white hat and grey suit sits behind a microphone at a desk
Md. Kamal Uddin Wellesley Bailey Awards Winner 2024

Md. Kamal Uddin is one of four individuals to win the Wellesley Bailey Award in 2024. This is his story.

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.

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.