On Thursday the 5th of March was the New Faces Gallery VIP event at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Find out moreRani Kumari became an ASHA with the prime intent of supporting and creating awareness within her community about disease and health.
Find out moreThe World Health Organisation is in the process of implementing a new strategy of leprosy care and management. However, as an evidence-led organisation, Lepra disputes this for several key reasons. Click here to read about it.
Find out moreRead more about the first National Conference on leprosy and our role.
Find out moreA historic signing took place this week, with Lepra signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the Rotary clubs of Delhi South and New Delhi. Read more to find out what this will mean going forward in our fight to beat leprosy.
Find out moreRead on to find out more about Natasha Elliot's brilliant internship at Lepra!
Find out moreLepra Ambassador, Stuart Paver recently returned to India to see our Shoe Van project in action. Stuart was the driving force behind and funded the first van in Bihar through his company, Pavers Shoes. The project provides, safe, custom footwear to people with disabilities caused by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis through mobile vans.
Find out moreMental health issues affect 53% of people affected by leprosy or lymphatic filariasis. Our new Mental Motivators programme is helping people in Bangladesh to cope with these issues and get the help and support they need.
Find out moreRead about The British High Commissioner in India's recent visit to one of our projects.
Find out moreRead Amalia's experience of being an intern at Lepra, the challenges she faced and what she will take away from her internship
Find out moreWorking in an environment of complete unfamiliarity has been what I can only describe as a wholesomely diverse experience. In a matter of weeks I have been fortunate to participate in a range of roles that have allowed me to refine and broaden my expertise set.
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