When treatment is delayed, severe infections can develop that can require amputation. This prosthesis restores mobility and independence.
In rural areas, travelling by car is difficult and dangerous. With a bicycle, our healthcare workers can quickly reach people to bring critical care for leprosy and other diseases.
Buruli ulcer, like leprosy, carries heavy stigma. Untreated, ulcers leave painful lesions on the skin. Half of the people affected are children. Help provide medical care for them today.
Whether recuperating from surgery, or living with lifelong disability, a cane is a simple and effective mobility solution.
Your gift today of $396 provides, on average, everything a person needs: from detection, to treatment, to follow-up care and support. Our specialized medical teams are prepared to handle even the most complex cases.
Give the gift of sight! Nerve damage caused by leprosy can lead to permanent blindness. This complex reconstructive surgery prevents the devastating loss of sight.
Travelling to hospital while recovering from surgery is very difficult. Your gift provides people a home visit from a healthcare worker to ensure treatment is effective. They also identify and care for other health needs.
Your gift of foot care provides the necessary equipment for preventing, cleaning and treating ulcers for someone with leprosy or Lymphatic Filariasis.
Foot Washing Kit: Matched Gift!
Prevent infection and ease pain, provide a wash basin, soap and soothing oils for a suffering patient. Your gift protects against disability. Plus, your gift is matched, DOUBLING your impact!
Losing the use of a hand or a foot makes life challenging. You can provide surgery to correct or reduce disability.
Yaws is a curable and contagious chronic infection that affects impoverished children. It creates disfiguring lesions across the body which cause disabilities when left untreated. Your gift of $105 trains and sends 1 healthcare worker (on average) to prevent, diagnose and treat Yaws.
Returning to the community after leprosy treatment can be difficult. You can help restore independence by supplying the tools and training a person needs to start their own business.
You can provide essentials like clothing, bedding, food and other supplies to help someone keep up their strength while receiving treatment for leprosy.
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) carries similar stigma to leprosy. Caused by microscopic parasitic worms in the bloodstream, this disease causes painful and debilitating swelling. Help heal someone of LF before disabilities become permanent.
Thousands of patients come to us for help each year. Your support is critical to ensure doctors and nurses have the supplies needed to heal.
Help bring the clinic to the people! Mobile health clinics are especially life-changing in rural regions where people cannot access medical care.
Your gift of a motorcycle allows a healthcare worker to reach isolated and hard to reach communities.
Protect a Child - Your gift will be matched 3X!
Leprosy causes minor cuts to become major injuries and ulcers which can lead to amputation. Protective sandals can prevent a life of disability for someone.
For some, leprosy and Buruli ulcer cause disfigurement and disability. Our team can transform lives with reconstructive surgery. Your gift helps someone regain their hope and dignity.
Leprosy can cause damage to hands and feet that make daily tasks difficult. Rehabilitation helps to retrain muscles and give hope for the future.
Even though it is one of the oldest known diseases, it is still not known exactly how leprosy is contracted or if there are medications that will stop the spread earlier. Your gift helps us learn more about the most effective way to eliminate this disease once and for all.
Your gift trains surgeons and medical staff in specialized treatments required for people with leprosy and other diseases.
Your gift this Christmas provides surgical teams with the tools needed to perform life-changing surgery for those with leprosy, Buruli ulcer and Lymphatic Filariasis.
People living in neglected communities only receive the cure when we can safely send a health worker. Roads in remote areas are rugged and cause heavy wear and tear on vehicles.
To help prevent the spread of diseases including leprosy and Lymphatic filariasis, a gift towards WASH preventative care will teach health workers, provide a school hygiene program, and send supplies to reduce mosquitos.