NLR India
In seven states in the north of India, NLR supports the government’s National Leprosy Eradication Programme at national, state, and district level. Our Leprosy Programme Advisors train government and health staff to improve the quality of services for persons affected by leprosy.
NLR is doing very important work by updating the knowledge of local doctors on leprosy
Doctor Batacharya
In India, our innovative leprosy treatment approach encourages the government to accept our interventions under routine public programmes. Our Community-Based Rehabilitation coordinators provide technical assistance to district government staff as they promote self-care at India’s leprosy colonies and in villages. In combined self-care groups, we train persons affected by leprosy and persons with lymphatic filariasis to care for their wounds and prevent (worsening of) disabilities.
In India, we facilitate vocational training, education, and socio-economic rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, including persons affected by leprosy; we enhance the socio-economic status of affected persons through entrepreneurship, microcredits, skill development, and livelihood promotion; and we initiate dialogues with duty bearers in panchayats, block governments, and district governments on the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities, including those affected by leprosy.
What have we achieved in India?
Our results of last year
41,853
New patients diagnosed and treated
224,202
Persons that received SDR-PEP
470
Local actors voicing concerns and needs of persons affected by leprosy
2,099
Health staff trained on leprosy, prevention of disablities and stigma
Stop the transmission of Leprosy!
With PEP++, NLR leverages an innovative approach to interrupt the transmission of leprosy. Find out how we’re moving closer to zero leprosy every day.
Fighting stigma and social exclusion
Beyond the physical effects of leprosy, patients experience prejudice that separates them from society. Find out how we fight stigma and social exclusion.
