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We support the work of over 40 leprosy centres, clinics, hospitals, care homes and leprosy-related projects in 14 countries worldwide.
The case studies from the centres below, tell the stories of people whose lives have been transformed.
This transformation is possible thanks to the generosity of our donors who enable SFLG to provide this vital support.
Stories from the frontline
The case studies from the centres below, tell the stories of people whose lives have been transformed.
This transformation is possible thanks to the generosity of our donors who enable SFLG to provide this vital support.
Stories from the frontline
The Ipiranga Committee Association, led by Doctor Antonia Lopez Gonzalez operates in the River Purus area. Against a deluge of Covid-19 during 2020 and the early part of 2021, Dr Tony's team is still fighting leprosy, with thousands of cases diagnosed each year.
Many people with leprosy live in rural areas where access to medical facilities is scarce. The team, funded partly by SFLG grants, reach people that otherwise could not be found, by navigating along the Purus River in a hospital boat.
Many people with leprosy live in rural areas where access to medical facilities is scarce. The team, funded partly by SFLG grants, reach people that otherwise could not be found, by navigating along the Purus River in a hospital boat.
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St Anthony's Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Read more about how COVID-19 has impacted lives St Anthony's St. Anthony's mission is to restore human dignity and take care of people affected by leprosy and their dependents, who are abandoned by their families and society because of leprosy.
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Child being tested for COVID-19 at St Anthony's.
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Ganta Leprosy and TB Rehabilitation Centre, Liberia
In recent history, Liberia has suffered two brutal civil wars and in 2020, topped the list of the world’s poorest countries. Against the backdrop of this disruption, poverty and fervent social stigma, people with leprosy have nowhere to go. The Ganta Centre was founded in mid-1920s. It comprises a hospital, rehabilitation centre, a school and a church. It has the capacity for 150 inpatients and can treat up to 50 outpatients per day. SFLG’s grants enable the centre to offer help to all those who so desperately need it. |
Jonathan, a person affected by leprosy, who has been treated at the Ganta Centre
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Pauline, a patient who lives at the Marian Camp, Eleme Ebubu, Nigeria
TBL Centre, Ogoja and Marian Camp, Eleme Ebubu, Nigeria
Part of SFLG's work is to dispel common misconceptions about leprosy. The St Benedict's Tuberculosis and Leprosy Rehabilitation Hospital (TBL) cares for people with leprosy when they have nowhere else to go and have often been abandoned by those that they love.
Part of SFLG's work is to dispel common misconceptions about leprosy. The St Benedict's Tuberculosis and Leprosy Rehabilitation Hospital (TBL) cares for people with leprosy when they have nowhere else to go and have often been abandoned by those that they love.
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St. Theresa’s Leprosy Community, Thayet Myo, Myanmar
People who are diagnosed with leprosy when they are young, risk having their futures stripped away from them. But the SFLG-funded St Theresa’s Leprosy Community, Thayet Myo, is there when there is nowhere else to go. |
U Bo and Daw Tin, who live in the Community's compound.
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Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC), Karachi, Pakistan
When people who have very little are diagnosed with leprosy, they risk losing their homes, what little income they have, and becoming destitute. The MALC in Karachi, is there to step in, providing urgent and ongoing medical care, as well as financial and emotional back-up. SFLG has supported MALC with annual grants for the last fifteen years |
Badeer, at home in Landhi, Karachi
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St Francis Hospital, Buluba, Uganda
Despite the extreme mental and physical stress that leprosy puts on patients, the St Francis Hospital in Buluba offers hope. These stories demonstrate the huge part that SFLG plays in transforming the lives of people in Uganda with leprosy. Leprosy is no longer an incurable condition and, with ongoing treatment and support, those who develop the disease are free to live their lives and pursue their dreams.
Despite the extreme mental and physical stress that leprosy puts on patients, the St Francis Hospital in Buluba offers hope. These stories demonstrate the huge part that SFLG plays in transforming the lives of people in Uganda with leprosy. Leprosy is no longer an incurable condition and, with ongoing treatment and support, those who develop the disease are free to live their lives and pursue their dreams.
Muwanga who lives in the Cheshire home in Buluba
Manthivu Leprosy Centre, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
The Manthivu Leprosy Centre was established in 1921 and is funded by SFLG. The doctors and sisters based there treat and support people with leprosy. The centre was taken over by the government in 1960, but the sisters still carry out vital outreach work supporting leprosy sufferers and their families in a variety of ways. Their selfless work ensures that those with leprosy are not abandoned when they have nowhere else to turn.
The Manthivu Leprosy Centre was established in 1921 and is funded by SFLG. The doctors and sisters based there treat and support people with leprosy. The centre was taken over by the government in 1960, but the sisters still carry out vital outreach work supporting leprosy sufferers and their families in a variety of ways. Their selfless work ensures that those with leprosy are not abandoned when they have nowhere else to turn.
Our grateful thanks go to our generous donors and to the individuals and organisations that we support
