A major part of our work is undertaken through a range of different projects in India, Bangladesh Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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.
Find out moreThis project in Andhra Pradesh, India aims to educate communities across the state to help reduce prejudice, and detect cases of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.
Find out moreOur 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.
Find out moreWith this project we hope to improve the quality of life for people affected by leprosy-related disabilities and complications.
Find out moreThe 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.
Find out moreAmong 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.
Find out moreRead about our project funded by the Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation that aims to improve the nutrition of people affected by leprosy.
Find out moreThis 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.
Find out moreIn 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.
Find out moreWith this disability-inclusive project we are supporting farmers to increase their agricultural productivity in a sustainable way. The ultimate aim of the project is for them to become smallholder farmers.
Find out moreThe aim of this project in Mozambique is to ensure that fewer people are left with a disability as a result of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.
Find out moreMutemwa 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.
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