WORLD LEPROSY DAY
Unsettled yet considerate, Silas assists a lonely leprosy patient as she struggles to receive much-needed treatment.
Copyright ©️ John Irvine, 2026
#worldleprosyday #leprosy #leprosyawareness #leprosyiscurable
On World Leprosy Day, we stand for awareness, compassion, and dignity for every life. Together, we can end stigma and spread hope.
#WorldLeprosyDay #SpreadAwareness #EndTheStigma #HealthForAll #CompassionMatters #SupportAndCare #MedicoJobs #TrustAndHumanity
👁️🗨️Community-based skin screening could improve #leprosy prevention
Following #WorldLeprosyDay, results from EDCTP-funded PEP4LEP and PEP4LEP 2.0 projects show how this approach helps reduce transmission and enable earlier diagnosis.
🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
Marked #WorldLeprosyDay in Mahottari with camps and orientations, honoring of leprosy survivors as community champions, supporting patients with food baskets, & a press briefing; partnered with Mahottari & Dhanusha health offices.
Together, we end stigma💜 #EndLeprosy #ZeroStigma
Today is Jan 25:
#OppositeDay
#WorldLeprosyDay
#IVNurseDay
#FloridaDay
#BurnsNight
#IrishCoffeeDay
#MooseDay
#InternetFreeDay
#ObserveTheWeatherDay
#ChildLaborDay
#WomensHealthResearchDay
#VirginiaWoolfDay
#FluorideDay
#TatianaDay
01/25/2026 is National Tourism Day 🇮🇳, World Leprosy Day 🌎, Students Day 🇷🇺, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (seriously!?) 🇺🇸, National Irish Coffee Day ☕️🇺🇸, National Opposite Day 🇺🇸, Tatiana Day 🇺🇦, Burns Night 🇬🇧, St. Dwynwen's Day #nationaltourismday #worldleprosyday #studentsday
A medieval leper in fictional guise: he wears ragged clothes and face mask with eyeholes, arm folded, every inch of skin obscured. Behind him a younger leper with auburn hair, hand and face still showing. The view is of a porch; the two lepers are walking out into sunlight. Blog title: Cadfael's Lepers on World Leprosy Day.
Before we see them, we hear them. Cowbells. Clappers. Warning before encounter. "The real challenge is stigma."
On #WorldLeprosyDay, I explore the uneasy balance of care and exclusion through Cadfael S1E3.
Read more: silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#Leprosy #Cadfael #MedievalStudies #Stigma #Care
❤️ World Leprosy Day: Compassion, Awareness, Dignity
Breaking stigmas. Supporting healing. Celebrating resilience.
Every human deserves respect and care.
#WorldLeprosyDay #Compassion
Dona amb bindi roig de fons; text sobre el Dia Mundial contra la Lepra, esmentant la campanya de la Fundació Fontilles que es projecta en les pantalles digitals al costat de l'Ajuntament (hui), i la il·luminació de la Porta de la Mar de blau (anit).
🌍 #DiaMundialLepra
Cada dia, es diagnostiquen 500 nous casos d’esta malaltia, amb cura, però encara envoltada d'estigma.
Ho fem visible:
📽️ Campanya de la Fundació Fontilles en les pantalles digitals a prop de l’Ajuntament
🔵 Porta de la Mar il·luminada de blau (anit)
#WorldLeprosyDay
Today is World Leprosy Day - a day which reminds the world that leprosy still exists, and that millions of vulnerable people are still living with the consequences of this neglected tropical disease.
Find out how you can help: https://ow.ly/yqVV50XSVvi
#WorldLeprosyDay #WLD2026 #Leprosy #India
Strengthening evidence‑based surveillance, early diagnostic strategies, and integrated care pathways remains essential for effective prevention. Let’s keep pushing for a world free of stigma.
#WorldLeprosyDay #GlobalHealth #PublicHealthData #OneHealth
La lepra es curable desde hace décadas, pero el miedo, el estigma, los recortes y los conflictos siguen alejando su erradicación: “El estigma social asociado a la enfermedad puede ser más problemático que el mal en sí mismo” #WorldLeprosyDay
✍️@bealecumberri.bsky.social
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As @who.int Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa reminds us that leprosy is not just a medical issue, but a human rights issue.
On World Leprosy Day 2026, let us commit to ending stigma and ensuring that no one is left behind.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #HealthEquity #ASTMH
World Leprosy Day 2026 reminds us of a simple truth.
Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma.
Despite effective treatment, fear and discrimination continue to delay care and drive preventable disability.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #NeglectedTropicalDiseases #GlobalHealth #ASTMH #ACCTMTH
On World Leprosy Day, we stand together to raise awareness, break stigma, and promote compassion.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndLeprosy #LeprosyAwareness #HealthcareForAll #StopTheStigma #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #InclusiveHealthcare #HealthAwareness #PelicanRx #PulseOfHealthcare
World Leprosy Day | 25 Jan 2026
Leprosy is curable with free, effective treatment.
The real challenge is stigma — driven by fear and misinformation — which stops people seeking care.
End stigma. End leprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #LeprosyIsCurable #IPC
Imatge de la Porta de la Mar il·luminada de blau.
🔵 La Porta de la Mar s’il·lumina de blau esta nit pel #DiaMundialLepra, que es commemora demà.
Una llum per recordar que cada dia es registren 500 nous casos d’esta malaltia al món que, tot i que té cura, continua envoltada de prejudicis i falta d’informació.
#WorldLeprosyDay
WHO has renewed its commitment to a leprosy-free world ahead of #WorldLeprosyDay!
WHO has supplied Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) to countries free of cost since 1995 through a partnership with Novartis. The latest extension makes a provision for continued MDT and single dose treatments after exposure.
🔬 Strengthening #leprosy control in sub-Saharan Africa
Ahead of #WorldLeprosyDay, we highlight how three Global Health EDCTP3-funded projects are advancing research against leprosy.
🤝 We also welcome LRI as our new Contributing Partner.
🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
Every year World Leprosy Day takes place on the last Sunday of January. The day serves as a reminder that leprosy still exists, and that millions of vulnerable people are still living with the consequences of this neglected tropical disease.
#WorldLeprosyDay #WLD2026 #India #HealthEducation
Cast your minds into the future, to #WorldLeprosyDay 2027. What change would we like to see?
Let us be ambitious and hopeful. Let us see what change we can achieve in the space of one year. Let us move one step closer to a world free from leprosy-related stigma.
https://youtu.be/ruJIP90177w
All of us feel lonely sometimes and all over the world, people are searching for a feeling of community. This #WorldLeprosyDay, here is some advice from people who have been through these challenges and made it through to the other side.
https://youtu.be/SHFbA-UM9U0
When 38-year-old Pawan began showing signs of leprosy, he was afraid of being judged and excluded from his community so he hid his condition, even from his family. Read Pawan's story: www.lepra.org.uk/real-life-stories/detail/pawan
#WorldLeprosyDay #Leprosy #Prejudice #Stigma #Jamui #IDSky #Health
📢TODAY on Radio Maria England, hear Jimmy Innes discuss the impact of a leprosy diagnosis & the challenges associated with the disease.
📅 Thursday 22 January 2026
⏰ 10AM JUST LIFE Radio Maria England
🔁 Repeat broadcast: 10PM Thursday 22 January
#Leprosy #Radio #WorldLeprosyDay #PublicHealth #IDSky
Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma. In the medical world, leprosy is cured with antibiotics. But the pain of stigma lasts much longer. Many people will tell you the pain of rejection is the hardest part.
https://youtu.be/-sUeZvb26D8
#WorldLeprosyDay #Leprosy #Health #IDSky
World Leprosy Day 2026: “Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma.” 🌍
We’re sharing powerful, lived-experience videos led by those affected, filled with hope and humour to challenge misconceptions. Watch, share, and help us end discrimination!
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndTheStigma
Mental health, loneliness, and resilience. All of us have struggled with these things at some point in our lives. For #WorldLeprosyDay we are hearing from people who have been on the front lines of that battle and have come back with a story that can help us all ❤️
https://ow.ly/bmy250XW1PW
For #WorldLeprosyDay we are handing over our social media to persons affected by #leprosy. ✨
We asked them the kind of questions you’d ask a friend, not a “patient.” The answers? Honest, funny, and beautifully human.
https://ow.ly/PaL450XW154
#IDSky #EndTheStigma
Tune in to Radio Maria England's JUST LIFE on Thursday 22 January at 10am to hear Jimmy Innes live on air. 📻
📅 Thursday 22 January 2026
⏰ 10AM JUST LIFE Radio Maria England
#OnAir #Leprosy #WorldLeprosyDay #Radio #IDSky
Ahead of World Leprosy Day 2026 (Sunday 25 January) join Lepra with a message of solidarity for people affected. Simply click on the link below and hit add to enter your message:
https://ow.ly/Mz8A50XTm2Z
#Solidarity #Padlet #PeopleAffectedbyLeprosy #WorldLeprosyDay #IDSky
