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• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jul 13, 2022

Your influence can continue the legacy of Princess Diana!

The “people’s princess” touched the hearts of many across the world…including people affected by leprosy. It is 25 years this month since the much beloved Diana, Princess of Wales died in tragic circumstances. Much has changed. The ability to find, treat, and heal people with lep...

• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jul 13, 2022

The Joy of gaining a leg. Your compassion and prayers give reason to celebrate.

by Andrew Newmarch

International Programs Manager The Leprosy Mission Australia

Most of us are thankful for our limbs and how they enable us to do things. We get annoyed when we experience damage: a cut, a bruise, a pulled muscle, a broken bone. With our medical system most of us...

• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jul 13, 2022

The heartbreak of losing your leg. What would you do in Mr Singaravel’s place?

by Andrew Newmarch

International Programs Manager The Leprosy Mission Australia

We’re often encouraged to take the advice of medical and professional personnel. The facts before us all add up to making a decision that is consistent with that advice. In the case of leprosy, stigma...

• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jun 30, 2022

Self-Care is Saving Soles because people like YOU stepped out in healing generosity

Isha had been enduring the increasing pain and swelling in his leg for years. No longer able to work in the fields, he had to rely on friends and family for survival. Although still in the prime of his young life, members of his community stigmatised him. Some of them were even m...

• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jun 30, 2022

YOUR SPECIAL REPORT: Defeating Disability in Nigeria

They needed your urgent and uncond onal support... bless you for taking action!

Thank you for responding with such warm generosity and love to the recent appeals for people 

affected by leprosy and disability in Nigeria. Already reeling from COVID, the world-wide supply shortage ...

• The Leprosy Mission Australia
• Jun 30, 2022

We can be the generation to STOP Leprosy Transmission!

Our goal of Zero Leprosy Transmission by 2035 is bold! Humanity has only ever eliminated one ease before, so it’s a goal to be very excited about!

Big goals are possible because of people like you. Even despite the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, your frontlin...