Health for the whole community
Curing a person of leprosy means taking care of their emotional and financial wellbeing as well as their health. That’s why the Leprosy Mission-supported DBLM hospital in Bangladesh takes such a holistic approach, offering a wide range of services

DBLM hospital works closely with the Government of Bangladesh to provide quality services for people suffering from leprosy. For 25 years it has also worked in four regions of rural Bangladesh, training health officials to actively search out leprosy and providing care to thousands of leprosy sufferers every year. The focus is the whole person, including social as well as physical issues. Training is also provided for community leaders, village doctors and volunteers.

 

The gift you give today will help pay for:
• Awareness raising about eye health, to reduce blindness due to leprosy and other causes
• Health education and awareness through song, theatre, discussion, posters and community meetings
• Detection of new leprosy cases and the treatment of existing cases

• Training, evaluation and monitoring of health professionals working with leprosy
• Leprosy research
DBLM hospital provides crucial medical treatment for people affected by leprosy. If the hospital had to close, leprosy rates would rise and thousands of people would be left with no help and no hope.
All it takes is a small gift from you to help stop this from happening.

 

Our funding target is £80,000 – please, could you help us to reach it?

Facts about Bangladesh:
• Over two thirds of Bangladesh’s population are farmers
• Over 30% of agricultural workers live below the poverty line
• Over 10% of all new leprosy cases in Bangladesh in 2009 already had a visible disability at diagnosis

 

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