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Leprosy is a mildly infectious disease that is found mostly in poorer communities across the world. Around 200,000 people are diagnosed every year and there are many wrong beliefs about how you catch leprosy, so we asking: what is the truth?
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.
Leprosy Peoples’ Organisations must find themselves at the heart of efforts to defeat leprosy in the years to come.
A look at TLM Nepal's work to solve some of the major leprosy ulcer issues
The International Leprosy Congress 2022 is taking place at the HITEX Exhibition Center, HICC Novotel, Hyderabad, India from 08-11 November. The Leprosy Mission will be present throughout the conference through presentations and at the exhibition centre.
There is less than a 2 percent chance that a person who has been recently diagnosed with leprosy has passed the disease on to other people in their household.
An overview of our research in India
This innovative crab-farming project has been turning heads within the leprosy sector because it has transformed a whole community.
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.
An overview of our research in Bangladesh