A total of 1,282 new leprosy cases were reported in Sri Lanka in 2025, with nearly 10 per cent of the patients being children ...

No, the CDC has not issued a travel advisory for Florida over rising leprosy cases, despite the surge in Google searches ...

Leprosy cases rise in Kasaragod with 32 patients, prompting a door-to-door health survey to enhance detection and prevention efforts.

Combining forces with the Belfast-born dermatologist Joseph Barnes, who had cared for thousands of leprosy patients in Africa ...

World Leprosy Day (January 25 this year) is always marked on the last Sunday of January. The day was chosen by French ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has given his full support to the Sasakawa Foundation, which is committed to helping ...

A leprosy-afflicted man in Indore, previously a mason, amassed property by seeking alms and lending money in Indore's bullion market. He owns three houses, auto-rickshaws, a car, and earns daily from ...

As we commemorate World Leprosy Day on January 25, 2026, I am reflecting on the fact that this year marks the 25th anniversary of my appointment as ...

Yohei Sasakawa reaffirms WHO’s commitment to eliminate leprosy in Indonesia through public education, stigma reduction, and collaboration with the government.

After treatment ends, residents of a leprosy colony on Mumbai’s edge confront a quieter affliction—abandonment by family, ...

WHO Honorary Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa reaffirmed his commitment to combat leprosy in Indonesia ...