If you were ill and could not walk, how would you get to a hospital 10 miles away? Our bicycle ambulances are saving lives in Mozambique – but we need more.
Tough times call for difficult decisions
After 6 years of working in Angola, LEPRA has had to make the difficult decision to close its programme there.
London Marathon 2009 update.
Congratulations to our fantastic team of 16 runners who took part in the 2009 Flora London Marathon
Tackling Kala-Azar - the silent killer
Kala-Azar is a little-known but fatal disease caused by the parasite Leishmania Denovani, transmitted by sand flies. The disease is currently gripping 31 out of 38 districts in Bihar, India.
Young Sam takes on almighty challenge!
Fourteen year-old Sam Graves has taken on a huge challenge to raise funds for LEPRA - cycling 1,000 miles across Europe!
World TB Day - 24th March
March 24th marks World TB Day. TB is a massive burden on world economies, killing or disabling millions of people in their most economically productive years, which has a devastating effect on poor countries.
