Press release – Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp – 5 November 2020 The number of new cases of leprosy decreases in people exposed to M. leprae, who take a…

In the first year of the PEOPLE study (2019), a total of 101,994 persons were identified of whom 95,679 agreed to participate in the study and were examined for…

Main objective To explore the optimal modalities and potential barriers to increase the effectiveness of door-to-door screening for Leprosy and PEP administration. Specific objectives To assess the local social…

This event will feature breakout sessions around key programmatic challenges and promote interactions among operational researchers, program implementers, and policy influencers in the NTD field. Maryland, United States COR-NTD website…

While leprosy might seem like an ancient disease, it is very much a disease of the present in 145 countries: in 2016, there were more than 200.000 new leprosy…

The International Leprosy Association (ILA) once again presents its compliments to the Philippines authorities for accepting to host the 20th International Leprosy Congress (20th ILC). After “hidden challenges” in Brussels…