Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are treatable and preventable diseases, such as leprosy, that affect over 1.7 billion people across the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries.

A look at the ENLIST consortium, an international effort to find new and better ways to treat ENL

We cannot conduct research alone. We partner with many organisations, universities and research institutions across the globe.

Here are the perspectives of people at the heart of the fight: people affected by leprosy, people who have spent their entire working lives aiming for a world without leprosy, and people who have been supporting the fight for decades.

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

An overview of our research in Bangladesh

After months of violent military rule, Myanmar is currently experiencing a devastating wave of Covid-19 and there is no healthcare system in place to help.

Despite the difficulties many of us are facing due to Covid-19, now would be the worst time to forget about people affected by leprosy.