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Action for Nepal (photos by kind permission of Tom Bradley

Queues of patients waiting outside Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Outside the entrance to Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Long-term patient, at Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Kashiram Tharu, a patient at Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Shaukat Nau, a patient at Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal, with serious disability due to leprosy, diagnosed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ujeili, a patient at Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal, with serious disability due to leprosy

Sajana, treated for leprosy with MDT and surgery, at Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Easter cards

International Women's Day - Ruth Pfau - 8 March 2022

Dr Ruth Pfau. Licensed for use from ALAMY

World Leprosy Day Campaign - Our Silent Heroes - 30 January 2022

Bishop Declan Lang By kind permission of cbcew.og.uk

FMM Sister at Badulla Leprosy Centre and a person affected by leprosy

FMM Sister at Badulla Leprosy Centre and a person affected by leprosy

Dr Gosia Brykczyńska, RN/RSCN, European President of The International Association of Catholic Nurses (SICIAMS) and SFLG Trustee

Sr Lalitha and Shivalingam whose hand is damaged due to leprosy

Sister Lalitha arrives at her destination by auto rickshaw

Sr Lalitha visiting a friend who has an ulcer caused by leprosy

Shivalingam, a double-amputee and her mother, who takes care of her

Clare McIntosh, CEO, SFLG

photo of children used by SFLG on its website

St Mother Teresa, mosaic, Albania

Mahatma Gandhi as pictured on an Indian rupee bank note

St Francis of Assisi, cropped

infographic showing 4 million people affected by leprosy

Infographic showing people affected by leprosy disability and visible impairments

infographic showing that leprosy is caused by a bacterium

Countries where SFLG works 

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The Story of Sister Lalitha

The ancient city of Badulla, in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka, is home to a leprosy centre supported by the Order of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Sister Lalitha Fernando is a Catholic nun who works for this community.

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Sister Lalitha Fernando

Case study 

Shivalingam is 43 years old and lives at home in a village near Badulla, Uva Province. Both her legs are amputated due to leprosy and her hands are clawed by leprosy also. She is cared for by her mother, since her father and brother died. She has a friend in Sister Lalitha. 

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Shivalingam and her mother.

St Francis of Assisi

St Francis Leprosy Guild's Prayer for people with leprosy

Lord, we remember the many people around the world afflicted by leprosy.

May we follow the example of your Son, Jesus, and St Francis of Assisi and show them love and compassion.

We pray that they may be freed from the disease and its stigma.

We give thanks for those who have been cured.

We remember those who are permanently marked by the disease and all who care for them.

We give thanks for every Catholic nun who is caring for people with leprosy.

We pray that you will bless them with all that they need to serve those in their care and sustain them in their mission.  

Amen.

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