International Day of Peace: from the archives
20 September 2021
On 21st September we celebrate the International Day of Peace and look back through some of the turbulent times that Lepra has worked through.
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World Humanitarian Day 2021 - How Lepra responded to the humanitarian crisis caused by COVID-19.
20 August 2021
On World Humanitarian Day 2021, Dr Aparna Srikantam, Head of Research at Lepra’s Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre (BPHRC) shared details of Lepra’s humanitarian response to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on people affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis via the NTD NGO Network (NNN).
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World Humanitarian Day: Sungai Buloh
19 August 2021
Each year, World Humanitarian Day focuses on bringing recognition to humanitarian workers that have risked, and in some cases ultimately lost their lives in the course of their work.
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August 12th International Youth Day
11 August 2021
This is a remarkable story as it breaks the mould on the general trend in the leprosy story.
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Khola Mon Project, Bangladesh
3 August 2021
Khola Mon is a mental health project based across seven districts of Bangladesh. With funds from Baillie Gifford, the project aims to scale up the Mental Motivator project implemented by Lepra Bangladesh in 2019.
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Swabhiman 2.0 - an Active Case Finding and Prevention of Disability Project
3 August 2021
Swabhiman 2.0 is a comprehensive project that covers six districts in Odisha, of which the Active Case Finding and Prevention of Disability Project is a key component.
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International Day of Friendship July 30th 2021
29 July 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
13 July 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
6 July 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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Real Life History: World Wellbeing Week
24 June 2021
World Wellbeing Week shines a light on all aspects of our wellbeing; social, physical, emotional, community and environmental. During these challenging times, it’s more important than ever for us to reflect upon and recognise the importance of our wellbeing as individuals and as a community.
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Rotary International grants funding for the Leprosy Control Programme in India
24 June 2021
Rotary International has granted funding for the first phase of the Leprosy Control Programme in India; Active Case Finding in Delhi.
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In memory of Professor Radhamohan (1943-2021)
15 June 2021
It is with great sadness that Lepra has learned of the death of Professor Radhamohan.
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