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Lepra
  • 28 Middleborough, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TG
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09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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More than 600 people are diagnosed and start treatment each day; over 50 of these are children. Due to fear and lack of knowledge, there are over 3 million people across the world living with undiagnosed leprosy and every day the disease causes more damage to their health, livelihood and future.

Through raising awareness, prevention, treatment and follow-up, we support people so that they can have normal lives. We are also actively involved in the strengthening of health systems and assist local governments in their leprosy management programmes.

Due to misunderstanding, lack of information and incorrect beliefs, people affected by leprosy can experience severe prejudice and discrimination when they show symptoms, or when a diagnosis is confirmed.

The consequences can be devastating; people are often shunned by their community or even their own family, they may lose their livelihoods and they can even experience thoughts of suicide.

They are left to endure a lifetime of abuse, isolation and shame.

Leprosy is completely curable through a course of multi-drug therapy (MDT) for six months or a year. MDT is free of charge, but many affected by the disease are unaware that this cure even exists. We were one of the first organisations to use multi-drug therapy to treat leprosy and we were highly involved in its development.
Established: 1924

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