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A boy undergoes a test for leprosy
Research reveals level of leprosy transmission within households

A look at research which reveals the extent to which household contacts are at risk of developing leprosy

Care for our climate

This is our commitment to caring for our planet

U Soe Win with Aung San Suu Kyi
U Soe Win, speaking to world leaders

U Soe Win went from the misery of feeling trapped in his home to speaking to leaders on the world stage at the United Nations' Disability Rights Conference in December 2020.

A victory for leprosy voices at the UN's Disability Conference - June 2021

At the UN's major disability rights conference in June 2021, we heard from several persons affected by leprosy who spoke powerfully about their experiences.

Our Global Strategy

The Leprosy Mission is currently working towards a Global Strategy that runs from 2025-2030.

Advocacy & Communication in India

Our advocacy and communication team in India is leading the way in leprosy advocacy work worldwide.

An image of our mobile clinic in Nigeria
Mobile prosthetics unit in Nigeria

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.

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.

A woman speaks at a local forum in Sri Lanka
What is expected from governments in the fight to defeat leprosy?

Within the leprosy sector, governments are a crucial and necessary partner on our journey to a world without leprosy. But what is expected from governments?

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 researcher at our Stanley Browne Laboratory in India
5 ways Covid-19 has slowed vital leprosy research

In some places Covid-19 has slowed down the work, in other places it has completely stopped the work.

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.

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.

How can governments help to stop the transmission of leprosy?

The action doesn’t need to be as drastic as with Covid-19, but the right action could end the disease in our lifetime.

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.

How you can play your part in ending leprosy

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.

Saw Eh Thar has a prosthetic fitted
Mobile prosthetics unit in Myanmar

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.

A young man with a book smiles at the camera in DR Congo
Here is how every NTD programme can begin to prioritise inner wellbeing

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