Monthly Archives: February 2026

Active case-finding India

Active case-finding in community of Dharavi in Mumbai, training of health workers and local community volunteers, referral to leprosy centres, community awareness

Active case-finding India 2

active case-finding , referral and follow-up in communities around 8 leprosy colonies

Activating Churches To Serve people affected by Leprosy (ACTS-Leprosy)

Activate and engage Churches to care for people affected by leprosy, their families, disability and those who are at risk in tea garden.

Act to End NTDs | West – Cote d’Ivoire

Hope Rises is conducting MMDP activities to support LF elimination targets including situation analyses, patient estimation, data validation, health facility assessments, MMDP Strategic Planning and health worker capacity building.

Act to End NTDs | West – Ghana

Hope Rises is conducting MMDP activities to support LF elimination targets including situation analyses, patient estimation, data validation, health facility assessments, MMDP Strategic Planning and health worker capacity building.

Act to End NTDs | West – Senegal

Hope Rises is conducting MMDP activities to support LF elimination targets including situation analyses, patient estimation, data validation, health facility assessments, MMDP Strategic Planning and health worker capacity building.

Activating and Engaging Partnerships to reduce leprosy in Bangladesh (AEP)

Reduced transmission of leprosy and empowered leprosy affected communities in Bangladesh

Act to End NTDs | West – Benin

Hope Rises is conducting MMDP activities to support LF elimination targets including situation analyses, patient estimation, data validation, health facility assessments, MMDP Strategic Planning and health worker capacity building.

2B or Not 2B: Rational for development of field applicable diagnostic tests for leprosy

To translate the newly obtained insights on the functional role of B-cells in immunity against M. leprae into biomarkers applicable to field friendly tests allowing improved diagnostics accuracy across the leprosy disease

A Future for Young People Affected by Leprosy in Sulawesi and Ambon: Peer Support to Overcome Self-stigma and Isolation

To reach out to approximately 75 young people affected by leprosy and help them regain confidence through peer approaches and capacity building workshops.

Aagaaz

The project aims to improve : the quality of comprehensive health services for leprosy through the general healthcare services; the awareness of the community about leprosy, with a special focus on stigma reduction and inclusion; the access to social security schemes for persons affected by leprosy, their household and other persons with disabilities; the NLEP program monitoring and reporting systems for improved program implementation.

Aandapuram Rehabilitation Centre, Polambakkam

Secondary level care referral center for leprosy

GPZL Members’ Assembly

World Health Summit

Leprosy Research Initiative Spring meeting

PEP4LEP 2.0 International Project Dissemination Meeting