Leprosy CareIndividual
Ramesh, 67 — eight years in a shed at the edge of the village
Diagnosed with leprosy at 54, moved out by his own family, written off by his community. A monthly clinic and a fellowship group gave him back a role.
“I thought the disease had ended my life. What ended was my loneliness.”
$40 / month
One patient's dressings, MDT, protective footwear, and monthly food ration. 300 patients served across the programme
Support Leprosy Care →Baseline
- •Diagnosed with leprosy at 54; family could not afford MDT treatment
- •Advanced ulcers on both feet; lost fingers on his left hand
- •Moved to a shed at the village boundary by his relatives
- •Stopped attending any community gathering for 8 years
- •Arrived at the first MTN camp with suspected sepsis
Through MTN
- →Enrolled in MTN's monthly leprosy clinic in 2019
- →Monthly wound dressing and free multi-drug therapy (MDT)
- →Custom protective footwear to prevent re-ulceration
- →Monthly ration of rice, dal, and oil
- →Inclusion in the leprosy-affected fellowship group (monthly meeting)
Results
- ✓Ulcers healed within 8 months; infection load zero since 2022
- ✓Attends every fellowship meeting
- ✓Now leads the footwear distribution day for newly arrived patients
- ✓Is the first face newly diagnosed patients meet at intake
Name has been changed to protect privacy. Statistics are reported by programme teams and reviewed at our annual audit.