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Dr Joydeepa talks about how women affected by leprosy overcome the challenges facing them and what we can learn from this.
ENL (also known as Type 2 Leprosy Reaction) is one of the most painful and damaging consequences of leprosy. It primarily affects people who have been treated late and can be a recurring problem that leads to repeated, long-term hospital stays.
A look at our work to train leprosy-affected advocates who can speak on their own behalf
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.
An overview of our self-care work
Opinion by Tim Burton, Global Communications Lead at TLM International.
A couple of years ago I was talking to a diplomat at the United Nations in New York. His country was one of the leads on the UN’s major conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and my goal was to persuade him to include a reference to Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Political Declaration that came out of the conference.
The Leprosy Mission attended the UN's 16th Conference of State Parties on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability in June 2023.
People affected by leprosy face social isolation due to misplaced fears that lead to persecution and rejection from families and communities.