Lepra’s mobile unit in Jharkhand plays a vital role in reducing stigma and discrimination of leprosy in remote communities

As we approach World Leprosy Day 2026, we mark its theme of ‘Leprosy is curable: the real challenge is stigma’ by highlighting the work of our Information, Education and Communication (IEC) mobile units. 

During the past year, Lepra’s mobile unit in Jharkhand, funded by The Hodge Foundation, has become a vital source of health information on leprosy for thousands of school students and remote endemic communities. Travelling village to village, school to school, and block to block, this unit has carried information, hope and the promise of early diagnosis for communities that are too often left behind.