LEPRA Health in Action
Unverified non-profit organisation
LEPRA Health in Action is a health and medical development charity fighting diseases of poverty and working towards a world without leprosy (Hansen’s disease). They address not only leprosy prevention and treatment, but also other diseases of poverty including malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and lymphatic filariasis. Through providing health education in communities, training local staff, setting up specialist referral services and refurbishing hospitals and surgeries, LEPRA is working alongside vulnerable communities to help put people’s health in their own hands.