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The Leprosy Mission, Executive Director Gillian Whitley | Shine Interview Shine Today 20 March 2022
Executive Director Gillian Whitley Interview on Shine TV with Peter and Cathy about the work that they do, raising funds and awareness for people affected by leprosy around the world.
Touchable: Unveiling the Stigma of Leprosy from Rhema Media on Vimeo.
We were very honoured to have Shine TV with us on our supporter tour to India. A documentary from the trip was broadcast on Shine TV. 'It sure brought home the terrible nature of leprosy, the effects it has on lives, but also the hope if caught early and treated,' said Mary, one of our supporters.
Don't worry if you missed the programme, as you can now watch it here.
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This is the extra level of service at our hospitals that transforms lives & brings people back again
16 September 2022
Augustine Amal D’Rozario is the Programme Lead for our DBLM Hospital in Bangladesh. In this video, he talks about the impact his team has on patients. He talks about how the service they offer goes above and beyond and is transformative for... -
'Ambitious' goal to eliminate leprosy by 2035
28 July 2022
The Leprosy Mission NZ partnered with 531pi for Pacific Cure One Day on 28 July. Covid-19 has worsened the plight of those living with leprosy in places such as Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Island. Photo/Leprosy Mission New Zealand Leprosy... -
Anglican Missions "Get one, Give one"
23 June 2021
The 'Get one. Give one.' campaign protects and supports the world's poorest and most vulnerable from COVID-19 through vaccine equality. When you get your Covid-19 vaccine, give $10 so that one of the worlds most vulnerable can get theirs. $50... -
NZ Leading The World Against Bad Leprosy Laws
24 February 2021
Global petition to UN against leprosy discrimination launched by NZ. New Zealand is helping to lead in the fight against leprosy, just as it has led in the battle against Covid-19, according to an organisation petitioning the United Nations for... -
The healing power of kindness
5 August 2020
Recently, Gillian Whitley, Executive Director, had the opportunity to share her thoughts with the New Zealand Herald as she was saddened by various recent news reports about people who have recovered from Covid-19. These people are now... -
Lifting a curse - 2016 Youth Advocates
22 February 2016
We are so proud of our wonderful Youth Advocates and you can read all about Sophie Bang's experience in the Otago Daily Times. "As one of the eight youth advocates this year in New Zealand, I am dedicated to raising awareness of leprosy," she... -
Giving back - Leprosy Mission NZ in Bangladesh
28 January 2016
On Radio New Zealand, Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Justin Gregory, brought us a story about Asian New Zealanders traveling to Bangladesh to bring aid to leprosy sufferers as part of The Leprosy Mission New Zealand. This pilot programme is a first for... -
2014 Youth Advocates bus fundraising
27 August 2014
Our 2014 Youth Advocates have described their trip to Kathmandu, Nepal as an "incredible, life-changing and challenging opportunity of a lifetime". While in Nepal the team saw a real need for a hospital transit bus. Now they are back home and... -
Jasmine lends HANDA a hand in China
30 March 2014
Auckland childcare teacher Jasmine Ye has recently returned from an eye-opening trip to her old hometown of Guangzhou in Southern China. As an ethnic community volunteer for The Leprosy Mission in New Zealand, she used her time in China to... -
Compassion inspires dinner party support
27 March 2014
One of our lovely supporters from Taupo organised a dinner party to raise funds for people with leprosy. I originally intended to send my first donation of $210. Then my husband came home and told me he had invited 12 people for dinner - all the... -
Leprosy Mission street appeal a success
25 March 2014
A big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who pitched in for our Auckland street appeal on the 30th of July. The volunteers went out to 20 different locations around the Auckland CBD, Mt Eden and Newmarket shopping precincts, to raise... -
Ethnic Community Update
22 December 2013
TVNZ’s TV programme ‘Neighbourhood’ recently interviewed Baibing Yu, a young Ethnic Community Volunteer for the Leprosy Mission, about the work that he does. For Howick–based Baibing Yu, charity does really start at home.... -
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ONESOUND festival
21 November 2013
The inaugural winter Christian music festival, OneSound, took place on June 15th in Waikanae (half-way between Palmerston North and Wellington). The event mainly attracts Christian university students who, for just $40, are treated to 50 bands... -
Daniel Ramsay - experience of a lifetime
20 September 2013
Daniel Ramsay is a sixth-year medical student at Otago University who spent his overseas externship at AnandabanLeprosy Mission Hospital, in Nepal. Daniel is the first medical elective in many years to be placed at one of the projects the Leprosy... -
Youth Advocate Scholarship 2013 recipients announced
6 February 2013
Join us in welcoming our 2013 Leprosy Mission New Zealand Youth Advocates! Cameron Dyer “I am in the second year of my Bachelor of Medicine degree at the University of Auckland. I am originally from Whangarei, where my family still lives. My... -
Parachute 2013
18 January 2013
We will be attending Parachute Music Festival, NZ's largest Christian music festival, again this year which coincides with World Leprosy Day on Sunday 27th January. If you are at Parachute come down to our site and cure, care, restore and weave... -
Running 4 Rights 2012
22 August 2012
Every year a team of runners and walkers, known as the Running 4 Rights team, participates in the Auckland Marathon to raise awareness and project funding for people affected by leprosy. Click here to find out more on joining this years Running 4... -
Reaching out to Southern China
18 August 2012
Over the past two years, Leprosy Mission New Zealand's volunteer Ethnic Communities Ambassador, Mike Sheppard, has been steadily growing the Leprosy Mission's Ethnic Communities volunteer team. Mostly based in Auckland, the team have been actively... -
Bowlathon
17 August 2012
Help our 2012 Youth Advocates raise funds for a 4WD for Anandaban Leprosy Mission Hospital • 17 August 2012 Always wanted to give outdoor bowls a try? Why not have fun and support our mission all in one event! Our 2012 Youth Advocates are... -
Annual appeal
18 July 2012
"Lift up the hands that hang down" Kamless's arm became weak and clawed. Only when the damage was done, was leprosy recognised. With it came the old fears. Kamless was told his leprosy was a curse due to sin; a common misconception. With his body... -
May appeal
17 May 2012
Rupa, her family and their community need all the support they can get. They live in one of the most remote, impoverished areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. Life there is hard for everyone. But life for someone known to have... -
Re-gift your tax credit
5 April 2012
Did you know there's a simple way to donate your tax credit back to Leprosy Mission New Zealand. This option increases your donation towards leprosy-affected people by 33% and allows you to claim an additional tax credit on this amount next year!... -
Healing from Leprosy Stigma
30 March 2012
Heather Heron-Spiers, from Levin, joined the Leprosy Mission Australia Supporter Tour to India and Nepal earlier this year. Heather shares her experience with us below: I spent a month touring Leprosy Mission hospitals, Vocational Training Centres... -
Giving people in Ethiopia the Bread of Life
12 March 2012
"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 NIV A New Zealand funded Grain Mill has changed the life of an entire community. People in a leprosy-affected community... -
Fishing for people
4 March 2012
Fishing for people When it comes to fishing, it’s usually the people who are doing the fishing and the fish that are being caught. But at the McKean Centre in Thailand, it was once the other way around. Diana Noonan, a supporter of Leprosy... -
New drive to fight leprosy in PNG
9 February 2012
Programmes Manager Matt Halsey was interviewed yesterday on Radio New Zealand: We are currently working with the World Health Organisation and the Papua New Guinea Department of Health on a new strategy to combat a severe resurgence of leprosy in... -
Novartis continues fight to help end leprosy
1 February 2012
Novartis announced today that it will extend its collaboration with the World Health Organization and others to end leprosy. Novartis will continue to provide free multidrug therapy medicines expected to treat an estimated 850,000 people through... -
World Leprosy Day 2012
18 January 2012
Will you reach out and touch someone with leprosy this World Leprosy Day on Sunday 29th January? It's now been 100 years since the Leprosy Mission New Zealand was formed. Over the last 30 years since the cure for leprosy was discovered, we have... -
1898 Leprosy Act repealed
17 January 2012
On 24th November 2011, the Dhaka Government repealed the 1898 Leprosy Act that segregated leprosy patients from their families and society because at the time it was believed that leprosy was contagious and incurable. Awami League MP Saber Hossain... -
2012 Youth Advocates announced ...
2 January 2012
Youth Advocate Scholarship recipients announced The Leprosy Mission is thrilled to announce the six successful Youth Advocate Scholarship recipients for 2012. The Leprosy Mission New Zealand's Youth Advocate Scholarships enable young adults with a... -
Cure 50 with Newstalk ZB
7 December 2011
When a family member is diagnosed with leprosy, it can have a profound impact on the whole family. It often divides families, causing husbands or wives to divorce their leprosy-affected spouses. It also affects their children, as often they cannot... -
Running 4 Rights 2011
3 November 2011
Every year a team of runners and walkers, known as the Running 4 Rights team, participates in the Auckland Marathon to raise awareness and project funding for people affected by leprosy. In 2011 the Auckland Marathon took place on Sunday 30th... -
On a mission to Nepal 2011
30 September 2011
Five Youth Advocate Scholarship recipients visited Nepal in early 2011 to witness the Leprosy Mission in action, and to learn about the medical, social and psychological impacts of leprosy. Our Youth Advocates spent eight days in Kathmandu... -
India still struggling with leprosy
17 August 2011
Six years after leprosy was declared officially eliminated in India, officials and doctors are warning that the devastating disease is spreading in the poverty-stricken pockets of the country. But with your help, we can help families in India and... -
Wellesley Bailey Award Winners 2011
5 July 2011
On Tuesday 31st May, as part of the International Assembly, Mr Mainudin Dafali, from Nepal, and Mr Anjan Dey, from India, were awarded the 2011 Wellesley Bailey Award. This award honours people who have faced significant challenges in their lives... -
Introducing our 2011 Youth Advocates
30 March 2011
In February, our five passionate and enthusiastic Youth Advocates set off on the trip of a lifetime to see the Leprosy Mission in action in Nepal. The group spent eight days in Kathmandu visiting Leprosy Mission projects, learning about the... -
'Stigma' photo exhibition
24 January 2011
Auckland based photographer Michael Bradley has photographed leprosy-affected people living in some of the world's poorest communities and recently exhibited a collection of his breathtaking images at Northart Gallery in Northcote, Auckland. The... -
Youth Advocate Scholarship 2011 recipients announced
3 January 2011
The Leprosy Mission New Zealand is very excited to announce the five successful candidates for its 2011 Youth Advocate Scholarships. The group will travel to Nepal in February to see the Leprosy Mission's work in action (including a visit to... -
Human rights strengthened for people affected by leprosy
3 November 2010
The Human Rights Council adopted the revised principles and guidelines to end discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members at its 15th session that ended in Geneva on October 1.The principles declare that people... -
Become a Youth Advocate
19 July 2010
Can you imagine being rejected by your family and friends just because you are suffering from a curable disease? Can you imagine not being able to go to school because your classmates and teachers don't want anything to do with you? Can you... -
It's Time to Celebrate Our Volunteers!
21 June 2010
This week we are celebrating the invaluable contribution that volunteers make to our vital work with leprosy-affected individuals and their families. Every year, Volunteering New Zealand holds Volunteer Awareness Week to celebrate the countless... -
Kiwi Families Can Make a World of Difference
25 March 2010
Here at the Leprosy Mission New Zealand, we have been going through a process of renewal, and following an extensive organisational re-branding process, we are very excited to launch our new Leprosy Mission brand to the New Zealand public. It is... -
The Power of Family
1 January 2010
Today, approximately 720 people will be newly diagnosed with leprosy. This figure may seem paltry when we consider that 25,000 children die every single day from preventable causes, or that nearly 3 billion people have less than $2 a day to... -
Prince Harry given memento of his mother's 1993 visit to Anandaban
Prince Harry received a photo album of his late mother HRH Princess Diana’s visit to the Leprosy Mission Hospital in Anandaban during his trip to Nepal. Country leader Shovakhar Kandel and Dr Indra Napit, reconstructive surgery specialist,... -
Coast Really Good Gifts Day
Thank you so much to everyone who listened to the Coast Really Good Gifts Day on Wednesday 3rd August. You and so many gave over $10,000 from 163 gifts, which will bring real hope to people affected by leprosy in some of the poorest countries in... -
Chandni's Story
Living in poverty is very hard and when leprosy is thrown into the mix it can become impossible. Chandni found herself in this situation when she was just 11 years old. Now, she is 17 years old and her health has drastically improved with the help...
