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Lepra News Summer 2021
Special Issue: COVID-19 Emergency Vaccination Appeal
Our Summer 2021 edition of Lepra News is out! Read now!
In this issue we look at the vaccine inequity issues facing India and Bangladesh, and Lepra's work delivering vital COVID-19 vaccinations to people affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF), who are already at the bottom of the global health system. They are subject to social isolation, discrimination and rejection at every turn, and COVID-19 has only exacerbated this around the world.
Just £19 allows us to provide someone with leprosy or LF both doses of the vaccine in a safe and dignified location.
Your donation today will make a difference.
Lend your supportToday, 600 people will be diagnosed with leprosy; 50 of those will be children.
Over 3 million people across the globe are living with the undiagnosed leprosy. Leprosy is not a disease of the past, it still exists and it is still destroying lives.
News & Blog posts
International Day of Friendship July 30th 2021
'Deepening international friendships', the theme of this year’s International Day of Friendship, is at the heart of what we do here at Lepra. Since 1924 we have been forging friendships between people affected by leprosy, and our sponsors and donors around the globe.
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Real Life History: Children’s Art Week 2 - 2021
Continuing our celebration of Children’s Arts, we’ve ventured back in the archives to 1960, to bring you a story of a beautiful little girl named Malika.
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Real life history: Celebrating Children’s Art Week 2021
For Children's Art Week 2021 we revisit an art competition that Lepra ran in 1999 called 'Quest for Dignity'.
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