CENTRES AND PARTNERS
We support the work of over 30 leprosy centres, clinics, hospitals, care homes, and leprosy-related projects in 12 countries worldwide. The treatment and care of people with leprosy is made possible only thanks to the generosity of donors. It means SFLG and its partners can continue with this vital work.
SFLG works with its partners to implement all aspects of TRACE so that people and communities affected by leprosy receive a full spectrum of interventions.
SFLG works with its partners to implement all aspects of TRACE so that people and communities affected by leprosy receive a full spectrum of interventions.
Dhanjuri Leprosy Centre, known as DLC, operates in the Dinajpur district in northern Bangladesh. DLC identifies and treats leprosy in 13 clinics across the region, provides treatment for local villages, and carries out a range of outreach work to detect new cases of leprosy. St Francis Leprosy Guild is a longstanding partner.
Many people with leprosy live in rural areas where access to medical facilities is scarce. The Ipiranga Committee Association, led by Dr Antonia Lopez Gonzalez, operates in the River Purus area of the Amazon. Through SFLG's support, Dr Tony's team reaches people who otherwise do not have access to medical care by navigating along the Purus River in a hospital boat. Dr Tony's team is fighting leprosy, diagnosing hundreds of cases each year.
Daughters of Charity, Jimma Leprosy Centre, Jimma Town, Ethiopia
Hundreds of families in the Gingo and Tulema leprosy communities once lived in the streets and at the local cemetery. They described themselves as “living above the dead, but below the living.” Now, thanks to the intervention of the Jimma Daughters of Charity, people with leprosy and their families are becoming proud citizens of Jimma. Read more in the press release
Hundreds of families in the Gingo and Tulema leprosy communities once lived in the streets and at the local cemetery. They described themselves as “living above the dead, but below the living.” Now, thanks to the intervention of the Jimma Daughters of Charity, people with leprosy and their families are becoming proud citizens of Jimma. Read more in the press release
Jimma (New copyright ALAMY)
ALERT-INDIA (Association for Leprosy Education), founded in 1978, is committed to improve the health and social status of people affected by leprosy and other communicable diseases with a special focus on vulnerable groups such as tribal, women, children and disabled. The project with SFLG identifies people affected by leprosy and treats, cures, cares, prevents disability and the spread of infection. The project focuses on the neglected tribal and rural leprosy endemic geographies of Palghar district of Maharashtra which has high incidences of leprosy transmission, disability and child leprosy cases.
Different sized stencils for shoes
The Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP) is an NGO founded in 1976. BLP's work is entirely community-based, and its goal is to improve the quality of life of people with leprosy. By treating people in the community rather than as hospital inpatients, people with leprosy can remain in their homes with their family, and avoid the social stigma associated with going away for treatment.
BLP receives hundreds of referrals from other centres and medical practitioners every year. SFLG has been working with BLP since 2016.
BLP receives hundreds of referrals from other centres and medical practitioners every year. SFLG has been working with BLP since 2016.
Dharavi Slums, Mumbai. (New Copyright ALAMY)
New Hope was established in 1985, when three local women were trained as village health workers. Since then, the trust has gone from strength to strength and now there are no new cases of leprosy in the surrounding 55 villages. Monitoring patients’ medication continues.
Over the last five years, with support from SFLG, New Hope has provided corrective eye surgery for 89% of people with cataracts from 27 leprosy communities. The trust has reduced foot ulcers due to leprosy and established a self-help group. In addition, community outreach workers visit neighbouring villages to distribute essential food items to people with leprosy and their families.
Over the last five years, with support from SFLG, New Hope has provided corrective eye surgery for 89% of people with cataracts from 27 leprosy communities. The trust has reduced foot ulcers due to leprosy and established a self-help group. In addition, community outreach workers visit neighbouring villages to distribute essential food items to people with leprosy and their families.
Dindigul is the largest district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The 200-bed St Joseph's Hospital was founded in 1957. The Poorna Sukha Leprosy and TB Project, which is supported by SFLG, was founded at the hospital in 1972. The project cares for around 150 people with leprosy.
Karunalaya Leprosy Care Centre was founded in 1975 by Father Marian Zelazek. He wanted to end leprosy as well as provide care, treatment and rehabilitation to those with the disease.
Initially, he dressed the wounds and ulcers of people with leprosy. Then he provided sanctuary and care for people abandoned as a result of leprosy. The centre was born out of his mission to provide a home for people with leprosy. Father Marian passed away in 2016, aged 88, but his legacy lives on as staff at the centre continue to treat and support leprosy patients.
SFLG has funded Karunalaya for many years.
Initially, he dressed the wounds and ulcers of people with leprosy. Then he provided sanctuary and care for people abandoned as a result of leprosy. The centre was born out of his mission to provide a home for people with leprosy. Father Marian passed away in 2016, aged 88, but his legacy lives on as staff at the centre continue to treat and support leprosy patients.
SFLG has funded Karunalaya for many years.
Staff and residents at St Joseph's Leprosy Hospital, Tuticorin
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St Joseph’s Leprosy Hospital began as a single hut in 1949. During the past 70 years, it has treated over 20,000 patients.
Today, there are 47 residents living at the hospital who caught leprosy when they were children. The sisters and staff at St Joseph’s have cared for these residents throughout their whole lives. SFLG is proud to have supported St Joseph's work since its foundation. |
Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, Pokhara, Nepal
Although leprosy was declared eliminated in Nepal in 2010, several thousand new cases of leprosy are diagnosed every year. Since the country now lacks trained health workers to recognise the early signs of leprosy, many cases go undiagnosed. The delay in diagnosis, as well as continued social stigma, means many people don't receive timely treatment or the support that they need.
Green Pastures Hospital (GPH) is helping to bridge this gap. It opened in 1957, in Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh, and now serves around 11,000 patients a year.
Although leprosy was declared eliminated in Nepal in 2010, several thousand new cases of leprosy are diagnosed every year. Since the country now lacks trained health workers to recognise the early signs of leprosy, many cases go undiagnosed. The delay in diagnosis, as well as continued social stigma, means many people don't receive timely treatment or the support that they need.
Green Pastures Hospital (GPH) is helping to bridge this gap. It opened in 1957, in Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh, and now serves around 11,000 patients a year.
Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. By kind permission of Tom Bradley
St. Patrick's Hospital, Mile Four, Abakaliki, Nigeria
St Patrick’s Hospital at Mile Four, Abakaliki, plays a vital role in supporting people with leprosy, who would otherwise be stigmatised and abandoned by the people they love.
St Patrick’s Hospital at Mile Four, Abakaliki, plays a vital role in supporting people with leprosy, who would otherwise be stigmatised and abandoned by the people they love.
Field workers, Mile Four, Abakaliki
TBL and Leprosy Hospital, Ogoja Nigeria
Part of SFLG's work is to dispel common misconceptions about leprosy. 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 they love.
Part of SFLG's work is to dispel common misconceptions about leprosy. 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 they love.
Former patients and families who live in Ogoja camp outside the hospital
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Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
When people are diagnosed with leprosy, there is a risk that they will lose their homes and income and become destitute. The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi is there to step in, providing urgent and ongoing medical care, as well as financial and emotional back-up. SFLG has supported the centre 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, St Francis Hospital in Buluba offers hope. The St Francis Hospital transforms the lives of people with leprosy in Uganda. The disease 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, St Francis Hospital in Buluba offers hope. The St Francis Hospital transforms the lives of people with leprosy in Uganda. The disease 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.
St Francis Leprosy Hospital, Nyenga, Uganda
St Francis Hospital, Nyenga, was founded in 1932 as a leprosy treatment hospital. Often referred to as Nyenga Hospital, it has since expanded to allow other types of patients. The people we spoke with in the case studies contracted leprosy as children and have needed support throughout their entire lives. Since 1988, SFLG has supported Nyenga Hospital so that it can provide for all the patients' needs.
St Francis Hospital, Nyenga, was founded in 1932 as a leprosy treatment hospital. Often referred to as Nyenga Hospital, it has since expanded to allow other types of patients. The people we spoke with in the case studies contracted leprosy as children and have needed support throughout their entire lives. Since 1988, SFLG has supported Nyenga Hospital so that it can provide for all the patients' needs.
Baresa, 80, with her grandchildren, a long-term resident at Nyenga
People affected by leprosy at Aripea
Badulla Leprosy Centre, Badulla, Sri Lanka
Badulla Leprosy Centre has existed since 2013, but the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who are based there, have been caring for people with leprosy for far longer. The FMM sisters play a major role in treating and supporting leprosy patients at the hospital and further afield which SFLG has been supporting since 2015.
The Society for the Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy-affected persons (SUROL) was established in 1971. Their remit is to reach out to those affected by leprosy and help them rebuild their lives. SUROL works alongside the FMM sisters.
Badulla Leprosy Centre has existed since 2013, but the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who are based there, have been caring for people with leprosy for far longer. The FMM sisters play a major role in treating and supporting leprosy patients at the hospital and further afield which SFLG has been supporting since 2015.
The Society for the Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy-affected persons (SUROL) was established in 1971. Their remit is to reach out to those affected by leprosy and help them rebuild their lives. SUROL works alongside the FMM sisters.
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Manthivu Leprosy Centre, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
The Manthivu Leprosy Centre was established in 1921 and is supported by SFLG. The doctors and sisters 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.
Hear more about why we support Manthivu
The Manthivu Leprosy Centre was established in 1921 and is supported by SFLG. The doctors and sisters 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.
Hear more about why we support Manthivu
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Hendala Leprosy Hospital, Wattala, Sri Lanka
Hendala was built in 1708, and at one time, it housed 900 patients. It is one of the oldest leprosy hospitals in South Asia. Hendala was taken over by the Government in 1964, but the Missionary Sisters there have insisted on seeing patients and refuse to abandon them. The sisters hold monthly clinics for both in and outpatients, and also provide medicines and support to patients and their families in faraway villages. SFLG has been supporting Hendala for over 70 years.
Hear more about why we support Hendala
Hendala was built in 1708, and at one time, it housed 900 patients. It is one of the oldest leprosy hospitals in South Asia. Hendala was taken over by the Government in 1964, but the Missionary Sisters there have insisted on seeing patients and refuse to abandon them. The sisters hold monthly clinics for both in and outpatients, and also provide medicines and support to patients and their families in faraway villages. SFLG has been supporting Hendala for over 70 years.
Hear more about why we support Hendala
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Our grateful thanks go to our generous donors and the centres partners that we support
