We live in a world of devastating inequality. Covid-19 has made that painfully clear. It has to stop.

This project supports people affected by leprosy to manage their disability, to find their own voice within local and district decision making, and to provide for their own families through sustainable livelihood programmes.

Dr Helen Roberts is an Ophthalmologist with The Leprosy Mission Trust India. Her opinion is that, across the leprosy sector, we are failing too many patients with inadequate eye care.

Leprosy is not hereditary, meaning it is not passed down through the genes from a parent to a child.
Leprosy is caused by a germ

Dr Joydeepa talks about how women affected by leprosy overcome the challenges facing them and what we can learn from this.