Our Projects

Leprosy can cause vision impairment in a number of ways, often leading to blindness if left untreated.

Our project in Samastipur district of Bihar state in India, we are helping 120,000 people who are affected with lymphatic filariasis and leprosy, and living in extreme poverty.

This project in Andhra Pradesh, India aims to educate communities across the state to help reduce prejudice, and detect cases of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.

Our referral centre in Munger district India, was set up in 2005. We began running a project from the centre to provide health care services that could serve as a one stop centre for treatment and disability management.

With this project we hope to improve the quality of life for people affected by leprosy-related disabilities and complications.

The state of Bihar in India holds 16% of the global leprosy burden and the states of Telangana and Madhya Pradesh also present with high case numbers. This is why it's important that we continue to work in these states tackling neglected diseases like leprosy.

Among the 11 districts of Delhi there is a high prevalence rate of leprosy which is why we've been working in the state since 1999.

Read about our project funded by the Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation that aims to improve the nutrition of people affected by leprosy.

This project will support leprosy programmes already in place in Bangladesh, while also reaching out to areas that do not yet have access to the care that is needed.

In May 2019 this project was launched to help provide mental health services to those affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis. Read on to find out more about this important project.

Mutemwa was established in the mid-1930s as a leprosy settlement. John Bradburne, an English Franciscan Friar, arrived in Zimbabwe in the 1960’s, eager to help people affected by leprosy.