The 16th Annual Neglected Tropical Diseases (NNN) Conference will take place from Tuesday 30 September to Thursday 2 October 2025, hosted by the Ministry of Health, Uganda, in Kampala and virtually. The conference will bring together NTD practitioners, government officials, community leaders, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders from more than 50 ...

From 09 to 13 October 2025, the entire NLR Nepal team will gather in Pokhara for the organization’s annual review and retreat. This important event will provide space for reflection, planning, and team building, while strengthening our collective vision of Driving Innovation for Health Equity and Inclusion. The retreat will ...

Global Leprosy Mapping (GLM) Expands Digital Surveillance in NepalBetween January and June 2025, NLR Nepal reported 11,844 leprosy cases from 237 municipalities through the GLM project, using a case-based digital reporting system. The project introduced a cloud-hosted scientific dashboard with real-time maps and automated cluster analysis, strengthening Nepal’s capacity to ...

NLR Nepal has completed screening of 23,961 contacts during the 24-month follow-up of the PEP++ study, detecting 20 new leprosy cases across 25 municipalities in Madhesh Province. This milestone demonstrates the importance of preventive treatment and active surveillance in the journey towards zero leprosy.