OUR PURPOSE THE LEPROSY MISSION EXISTS TO SEE LEPROSY DEFEATED AND LIVES TRANSFORMED. WE AIM TO DO THIS BY IMPLEMENTING OUR CORPORATE STRATEGY, WORKING TOWARDS THE AMBITIOUS TARGETS OF ZERO LEPROSY TRANSMISSION, ZERO LEPROSY DISABILITY AND ZERO LEPROSY DISCRIMINATION. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FOCUS AREAS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS:
TOWARDS ZERO LEPROSY TRANSMISSION
TOWARDS ZERO LEPROSY DISABILITY
TOWARDS ZERO LEPROSY DISCRIMINATION
• Our partners will have the high-level leprosy expertise needed to support the final mile towards Zero Leprosy.
• TLMEW-supported Centres of Excellence will model good practice and new approaches in leprosy complication management and rehabilitation.
• People affected by leprosy will drive advocacy on leprosy human rights issues.
• Governments and civil society in our targeted endemic countries will be actively engaged in the Zero Leprosy agenda. • Our programmes will lead the battle for Zero Leprosy, including the use of faith-based and crossNTD approaches.
• Governments and civil society in our targeted endemic countries will be actively engaged in leprosy complication management and rehabilitation. • Our programmes will improve the wellbeing of people affected by leprosy (and other disabilities) and their family members.
• We, along with our partners, will campaign for discriminatory legislation to be repealed, and to ensure government policies and practices support the rights of people affected by leprosy. • We will increase income and dignified employment for people affected by leprosy and disability.