NLR | until No Leprosy Remains

World Leprosy Day 2025 - Sunday January 26

Unite, Act, Eliminate Leprosy: A Global Imperative

On World Leprosy Day 2025 NLR joins hands with partners and communities around the world to reaffirm our mission: Unite, Act, Eliminate Leprosy.

šŸ¤ Unite: Ending leprosy requires collective action. Governments, healthcare providers, NGOs, communities, and individuals must work together to eliminate this age-old disease and its stigma.

šŸ’Ŗ Act: The time to act is now! Early detection, prompt treatment, and raising public awareness are key to stopping leprosy transmission and preventing disabilities. Letā€™s amplify the voices of persons affected by leprosy and join their fight for basic rights and full inclusion.

šŸŽÆ Eliminate Leprosy: Leprosy is curable AND preventable! With our combined efforts, we can make it a disease of the past. By dispelling myths, ending discrimination, and strengthening community leadership, we can achieve a world without leprosy.

On this World Leprosy Day, letā€™s unite and act to create a leprosy-free world together.

At NLR we will continue, until No Leprosy Remains.

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What we do

Our goals

Even today, leprosy causes disability and social exclusion. The disease affects millions of lives. NLR works towards a leprosy-free world by supporting and encouraging governments to accelerate leprosy elimination strategies, focus on the prevention of leprosy and stopping transmission and advocating for equal rights and opportunities for persons affected by leprosy.

A close contact of a person affected by leprosy takes preventative medication against leprosy

Prevention of leprosy
Person affected by leprosy Maurineia is the leader of a selfcaregroup

Equal rights and opportunities

An alliance of partners active across five countries

  1. Brazil

    1,493 Health staff trained on leprosy, prevention of disablities and stigma

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  2. Mozambique

    611 Persons affected by leprosy with improved socio-economic situation

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  3. India

    41,853 new patients diagnosed and treated

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  4. Nepal

    119,666 contacts received preventive treatment (SDR-PEP or PEP++)

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  5. Indonesia

    431 local actors voicing rights and concerns of persons affected by leprosy

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We are NLR

What we achieved in 2023

45,241

New leprosy cases diagnosed and treated

447,603

Persons received SDR-PEP

1,461

Local actors voicing concerns and needs of people affected by leprosy

11,691

Health staff trained on leprosy, prevention of disablities and stigma

About us

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Annual Report 2023

An old African proverb states: ā€˜A chattering bird builds no nestā€™. This means that talking will not get any real work done. It is time to take action. We are doing just that by placing ownership where issues occur and combine knowledge, financial stability and advocacy to scale up our successful interventions.

We hope to keep working with you and realise our shared goals: until No Leprosy Remains

Please enjoy reading NLRā€™s Annual Report 2023: ‘In Transition’.

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It is important to ensure global health care access for people suffering from skin problems.

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