ABOUT THE LEPROSY MISSION

WHO WE ARE

• We are an international Christian development organisation

• We focus specifically on leprosy and offer specialist expertise on reconstructive surgery.  We treat leprosy complications

• We address the fear and stigma associated with having leprosy.  Many people suffer in silence because they are too ashamed to find help or do not know where to get help

• Our aim is to transform and empower the lives of people affected by leprosy

• We work in around 30 countries across Africa, South Asia and East Asia  

• Our services are provided regardless of religion or ethnicity, promoting equality and social justice

WHAT WE DO

Our work includes:

treating leprosy and providing general health care and health awareness training

training national health staff to diagnose and treat leprosy and prevent disability  

providing surgery and physiotherapy

training people affected by leprosy in self-care (caring for areas of the body desensitised by leprosy to prevent injury and disability)  

providing education and vocational training

providing housing support, water and sanitation  

providing small business loans and training to enable people affected by leprosy to escape poverty and become independent  

empowering people affected by leprosy and disabilities to lobby governments and employers for equal rights

medical and social research

THE HISTORY OF THE LEPROSY MISSION