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.
Chandani
Restoring the Lives of Forgotten People Project: this is the story of a 14 year-old school girl who developed lymphatic filariasis.
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Shakila
Shakila was just seven years old when the first signs of leprosy appeared on her body.
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Real life history: Ikoli Harcourt Whyte
In 1919, a 14 year-old Nigerian, Harcourt Whyte, was diagnosed with leprosy, and was driven from school and from his home…
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Shiva
Post-operative care is vital for successful surgery outcomes, but local transportation to hospitals had been cut off due…
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Janardan
Janardan was suffering from body patches, facial inflammation and nodules, and was diagnosed with leprosy just before a nationwide…
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Subala
Subala married at a young age, and at the same time was beginning to exhibit pale skin patches, a common sign of leprosy.
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