From January to June 2025, NLR Nepal made significant progress in the Global Leprosy Mapping (GLM) Project, one of the most innovative initiatives in Nepal’s national leprosy program. The project now covers 237 municipalities across 31 districts in Koshi, Madhesh, Sudurpaschim, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces, with 11,844 leprosy cases digitally ...

NLR Nepal is continuing the 24-month follow-up of the PEP++ study, a groundbreaking international trial being implemented in Nepal, India, Brazil, and Bangladesh. The project is testing an enhanced preventive regimen to stop the transmission of leprosy in highly endemic areas. As of this phase, 23,961 contacts have been screened ...