Brent Morgan, TLM International Director, spoke at the UN's 11th CRPD Conference in 2018. This is the statement he delivered.

Chad is one of the world's poorest countries, facing numerous challenges that impact its development and the well-being of its citizens. It’s a country where The Leprosy Mission is working alongside the government across leprosy, NTDs, and disability.

There are many reasons that we can be thankful in 2022, especially as this is the first year that our operations – particularly our hospitals - were not significantly affected by the pandemic. Here’s a look at 11 reasons we are feeling grateful at the end of 2022.

Our mobile clinics take medical care to where the need is, travelling around districts where there is a need for leprosy support, but no local provision. Providing a combination of medical expertise and pastoral care, they are a vital part of TLM’s mission.

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

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.

Leprosy Peoples’ Organisations must find themselves at the heart of efforts to defeat leprosy in the years to come.

Persons affected by leprosy and their representative organisations are looking for a space within the disability sector through which they can have their voices heard and their rights accessed.

Developing guidelines for leprosy centres and health centres to promote and support self-care with a particular emphasis on prevention of recurrence of ulcers in the community.

Kashi does not allow his childhood experience with leprosy to affect his patient care.

An overview of our advocacy work in Bangladesh

This innovative crab-farming project has been turning heads within the leprosy sector because it has transformed a whole community.