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The Leprosy Mission
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is an international and inter-denominational Christian medical organisation focused on the treatment and eradication of Hansen's disease, commonly known as leprosy. Their operational focus is on healthcare delivery, rehabilitation, advocacy, and rights-based approaches in endemic communities. It began as a response to the suffering of people with Leprosy in India by an Irish teacher in the late 19th Century. After 150 years of medical research and outreach, the disease is today both treatable and preventable. The organisation now works with global partners towards zero leprosy transmission, zero disability, and zero discrimination for people affected by the disease.
The Leprosy Mission works through a Global Fellowship, composed of Members and Affiliates from 27 different countries. It is organised into four global areas of operations, some which focus implementing leprosy work, others which concentrate on raising funds.
The Leprosy Mission lists Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Hungary Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Sweden and Switzerland as either members or affiliates in its Global Fellowship. These are focused on raising funds for the global work.[AI-retrieved source]
TLM has teams in Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Niger and Nigeria. It directly operates its own hospitals in many of these countries, where the lines of effort are on active case detection, training people for self-care groups, and outpatient care integrated with clinical services.
Across Asia, TLM operates in Bangladesh, East Timor, India, Myanmar, Nepal and South Korea. Here, they partner with specialist hospitals and clinics, deliver surgery and ulcer care, operates large outpatient services and patient helplines, conduct clinical research, and support community outreach along with disability-inclusion projects.
In Oceania, the Leprosy mission implements health programs in Papua New Guinea. The national committees in Australia and New Zealand primarily focus on generating support.
According to its 2023 Annual report, members and supporters of The Leprosy Mission raise approximately GBP 40 million each year to sustain global operations.
The Leprosy Mission owns 14 hospitals in India, one in Bangladesh, and one in Nepal. TLM-affiliated hospitals provide specialist tertiary care, including reconstructive surgeries, along with the treatment of leprosy itself. They also serve as centres for training, both for doctors and paramedics, in matters such as early detection.
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The Leprosy Mission
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is an international and inter-denominational Christian medical organisation focused on the treatment and eradication of Hansen's disease, commonly known as leprosy. Their operational focus is on healthcare delivery, rehabilitation, advocacy, and rights-based approaches in endemic communities. It began as a response to the suffering of people with Leprosy in India by an Irish teacher in the late 19th Century. After 150 years of medical research and outreach, the disease is today both treatable and preventable. The organisation now works with global partners towards zero leprosy transmission, zero disability, and zero discrimination for people affected by the disease.
The Leprosy Mission works through a Global Fellowship, composed of Members and Affiliates from 27 different countries. It is organised into four global areas of operations, some which focus implementing leprosy work, others which concentrate on raising funds.
The Leprosy Mission lists Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Hungary Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Sweden and Switzerland as either members or affiliates in its Global Fellowship. These are focused on raising funds for the global work.[AI-retrieved source]
TLM has teams in Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Niger and Nigeria. It directly operates its own hospitals in many of these countries, where the lines of effort are on active case detection, training people for self-care groups, and outpatient care integrated with clinical services.
Across Asia, TLM operates in Bangladesh, East Timor, India, Myanmar, Nepal and South Korea. Here, they partner with specialist hospitals and clinics, deliver surgery and ulcer care, operates large outpatient services and patient helplines, conduct clinical research, and support community outreach along with disability-inclusion projects.
In Oceania, the Leprosy mission implements health programs in Papua New Guinea. The national committees in Australia and New Zealand primarily focus on generating support.
According to its 2023 Annual report, members and supporters of The Leprosy Mission raise approximately GBP 40 million each year to sustain global operations.
The Leprosy Mission owns 14 hospitals in India, one in Bangladesh, and one in Nepal. TLM-affiliated hospitals provide specialist tertiary care, including reconstructive surgeries, along with the treatment of leprosy itself. They also serve as centres for training, both for doctors and paramedics, in matters such as early detection.
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