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Websites
Leprosy newsgroup, information and links.
http://www.webspawner.com/users/LEPROSY/

Information on leprosy, research, treatment, WHO strategy for elimination and global statistics.
http://www.who.int/lep/

Offers details about the organization and its mission which is to restore health, hope and dignity to people affected by leprosy. Includes news and events and projects.
http://www.lepra.org.uk

A non-profit research center for leprosy and other biomedical research located in Cebu City, The Philippines. Administrative offices are located in Rockville, MD USA.
http://www.erols.com/lwm-alf/index.html

Consists of 17 autonomous non-governmental organisations, based in 13 countries. The ILEP member organisations carry out field project and research work. Features organisation information, field work, research, publications and documents, FAQ on leprosy, and news.
http://www.ilep.org.uk/

Features history, research, rehabilitation, clinical care, and training programs.
http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp

Resources and information on this disease.
http://www.who.ch/programmes/lep/lep_home.htm

Information about the organization as well as the disease. Includes publications, feed back and a resource directory.
http://www.danlep.org

Describes the situation, decline and spread of leprosy in Hong Kong. Includes details on types of leprosy, diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.hkmj.org.hk/skin/leprosy.htm

Voluntary organisation dedicated to leprosy eradication in India. Includes facts, news, events and photographs.
http://www.indianleprosy.org

Detailed information about leprosy and armadillos.
http://pandoras-box.org/

Article by Elyse Harrop, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic223.htm

WHO, the Nippon Foundation, Novartis and ILEP cooperate on a global alliance to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem from every country by the year 2005.
http://www.novartisfoundation.co...eprosy/global_alliance/index.htm

A fund of the Novartis Foundation (NFSD) for the detection, treatment, and prevention of leprosy.
http://www.novartisfoundation.com/leprosy/