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Angola: Leprosy mirroring the gap between law in books and law in practice

A report on the visit of UN Special Rapporteur, Alice Cruz, to Angola in April and May 2022. Alice called on Angolan authorities to 'double its efforts' if it wants to achieve zero leprosy

Emergency Aid Reaches People With Disabilities Stranded In Ethiopia

Emergency aid is reaching people with disabilities stranded in war-torn Ethiopia during the country’s worst famine in 40 years.

The Leprosy Mission is raising the voice of its field staff in the vast Amhara region of the country. They are desperately concerned for people affected by leprosy and disabilities.

Former leprosy patients pay tribute to Covid-19 frontliners through art

Members of the public were able to catch the Pandemic and Covid-19 Art Exhibition - displaying artwork of former leprosy patients from the National Leprosy Control Centre (PKNN) - on May 14 and May 15.

Essential leprosy regimen drug not available across India, say doctors

One of the three essential drugs in the multi-drug therapy regimes for leprosy - Clofazamine - has been in short supply across India for more than three months.

Leprosy in the News

Prince Charles calls for accelerated action against malaria and NTDs

Prince Charles has reminded world leaders of the responsibility they have to come together to accelerate action and the scaling of solutions to end malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for the present and future generations.

MSF warns that reduced funding for Neglected Tropical Diseases could be devastating

MSF reiterates its commitment to diagnosing and treating life-threatening NTDs in humanitarian settings as it signs the Kigali Declaration

Nearly one billion people globally are denied access to assistive products

Individuals in low and middle income countries are particularly those most at risk of being denied access to products such as wheelchairs, spectacles, and hearing aids.

In a Nigerian leprosy colony, residents endure stigma and neglect

There are 64 leprosy settlements across Nigeria but most are in varying states of disrepair as government support dries up, leaving them to their own devices.