WHO/Pan American Health Organization

Supporting countries endemic for leprosy

WHO provides technical support to Member States through conduct of situational assessments and programmatic reviews, facilitate capacity‐building workshops and advocacy. In the last few years, WHO has fielded a mission to the following countries:

Chile (Aug 2025)
Federated States of Micronesia (Nov 2025)

Sri Lanka (Jun 2024)
Jordan (May 2024)

Jordan (Dec 2023)
Botswana (Nov 2023)
Maldives (Oct 2023)
Republic of Congo (Feb 2023)
Gabon (Feb 2023)
Brazil (Jan 2023)

Impact

Global Strategy

Global Leprosy Strategy 2021‒2030, towards zero leprosy

16 Million

Patients treated over the past 20 years

Press release

More than 180,000

New cases diagnosed in 2023

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WHO Teams

Relevant publications

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Integrated approach to management of skin-related neglected tropical diseases and common skin conditions

A practical handbook for health-care workers

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Global leprosy (‎Hansen disease)‎ update, 2024: Beyond zero cases – what elimination of leprosy really means

The Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030,1 which is aligned with the Neglected tropical diseases road map 2021–2030,2 brings into focus the new...

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Skin health for all: update on skin neglected tropical diseases with a focus on Buruli ulcer and yaws

Skin diseases in general are the third most prevalent cause of illness, with almost 5 billion incident cases of skin and subcutaneous diseases, and...

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