Lives changed
Real life Stories
Last year we helped over a million people improve their lives. We are proud to always focus on the person and not just the diseases, which is why we want to tell their stories.
Samida Bewa
Ten years ago, Samida noticed that one of her fingers was slowly becoming curved. She didn’t know why or what was causing…
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Dasu Bhotra
Dasu Bhotra has worked as a Lepra Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) for the past 13 years in her home village of Chhatahandi,…
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Alo Rani Shil
Seven years ago, Alo Rani received a leprosy diagnosis, she was experiencing skin lesions, as well as anesthetic hands and…
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Amena Khatun
Amena Khatun is 65 years old and was diagnosed with leprosy over 10 years ago. Her symptoms were skin lesions as well as…
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Sister Nitha
In February, Lepra talked to Sister Nitha about her journey in becoming a physiotherapy technician at St. Joseph Leprosy…
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Munagala Lakshmi
My name is Munagala Lakshmi, I am aged 65 and from the Pedana municipality in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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