Leprosy

Leprosy is occasionally known as Hansen’s disease, after Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian physician who first identified the microorganism which causes the disease. Known and dreaded since biblical times because of the severe deformities that can occur, it was considered incurable until as recently as the 1940s.

TDR has supported research on this disease for many years. Currently, our work is being conducted in the following area:

Integrated community-based interventions