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The Leprosy Mission Australia (TLMA) is a Christian medical charity dedicated to eradicating leprosy, and supporting those affected by the disease. An independent Australian charity, it is an active member of Leprosy Mission International (LMI) a global federation working in 28 countries. [1]
Countries where the Leprosy Mission is active as of 2011. The Leprosy Mission is an international and inter-denominational Christian NGO, the largest and oldest organisation working in the fight against leprosy. Founded as the Mission to Lepers, [1] it has the goal of zero leprosy transmission by 2035.
Wellesley C. Bailey (1846-1937) was the founder of the international charity The Leprosy Mission. [1] In India, in the 1860s, he witnessed the severe consequences of the disease and vowed to make caring for those struggling with leprosy his life's work. [2]
She became permanent staff in 1962 having become an expert in the treatment of deformities caused by leprosy. She submitted her research to the University of Sydney and was awarded a Master of Surgery in 1972. [3] When the Hei Ling Chau Leprosy Hospital closed in 1975, she continued to work throughout Asia on behalf of Leprosy Mission Australia ...
He was general secretary for Australia of the Mission to Lepers, [8] (an international and inter-denominational body, later known as The Leprosy Mission and the Australian body as Leprosy Mission Australia) 1913–1931. As this is a non-denominational body, he was obliged to sever ties with the Council of Churches. [9]
John Hargrave was born in 1931 in Perth, Western Australia. [11] He had one sibling, Barbara Kathleen Hargrave, who was born in 1928 and died after 2017 in Tasmania. John's father, Norman Hargrave, was born in Yorkshire, England and died in Perth, Western Australia in 1938, at the age of 41.
English: Countries where the Leprosy Mission Australia operates as per ACNC reporting to Australian Government 2023. Date: 5 June 2024: Source: Own work: Author ...
Lepra (Leprosy Relief Association) is a UK-based international charity established in 1924, working to diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate people with leprosy.