When we represented the leprosy community before the UN for the first time in November 2017, little did we know the incredible impact it would go on to have in the lives of people affected by leprosy.

Covid-19 continued to hit communities hard throughout 2021, but we still have reasons to be thankful.

Our work will not be finished in 2035. There will still be millions of people living with the consequences of leprosy and we must continue to care for them.

A look at our work to train leprosy-affected advocates who can speak on their own behalf

Kavinas has faced big barriers to his education since he was diagnosed with leprosy, but he has persisted and still led the way in his class

The Leprosy Mission's Global Advocacy Lead's statement, written for the CRPD Conference in 2023

Leprosy is the oldest disease in the world. Sadly, hundreds of thousands of people are still diagnosed with it ever year. We are now entering 2020 and I believe that, in the next 15 years, we will end transmission by 2035.

In December 2020, the UN hosted its major disability rights conference (COSP13). At this conference, The Leprosy Mission and Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) hosted a side event that considered the challenges women affected by leprosy face in accessing their rights.

Many people think of leprosy as an ancient disease. That is both wrong and right. It is both an ancient disease and a modern disease.

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

The Leprosy Mission believes that persons affected by leprosy should be welcome and integrated into any society. There is no need to isolate any person affected by leprosy.

Samir has a wife and two children. He was diagnosed with leprosy at 16 and now he runs his own motorcycle business.