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DR Congo

TLM DR Congo consists of a small team of 20 Congolese staff working from their office in the capital, Kinshasa, and in health districts that are endemic with leprosy (Kasai, Kasai Central, Kongo Central, Maniema, Sankuru, and South-Kivu).

All of TLM’s projects in DR Congo have two main goals. The first is for persons affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases to have access to integrated quality service in each district.


The second goal is to create long-term sustainable improvements in the lives of communities affected by leprosy with which TLM works. The DR Congo team works alongside churches and local organisations to encourage decision-makers to make health services available to all. They are also improving the capacity of several actors and partners in the leprosy field.

The Leprosy Mission DR Congo has partnered with the National Leprosy Programme for more than 50 years and implements projects in 7 provinces in the following areas: 


  • Undertaking mental health research 
  • Finding and treating new cases of leprosy 
  • Promoting human rights for persons with disability 
  • Offering livelihood support for people affected by leprosy and Lymphatic Filariasis 
  • Facilitating inclusion for families of people with disability who have been affected by natural disasters through our emergency project in Kalehe
  • Piloting an integrated approach for Neglected Tropical Disease Control in Maniema-Kasongo and Lusangi 
  • Mobilising churches in provinces targeted by TLM so they can identify new cases of leprosy and refer them for treatment 
  • Empowering people affected by leprosy and disability with vocational skills 
  • Providing safe drinking water to remote and rural areas for people affected by leprosy


The Leprosy Mission NZ also support the active leprosy case finding in DR Congo. Through active case findings, new leprosy cases are detected to receive MDT treatment. Their contacts are screened for leprosy and receive MDT treatment or preventative treatment.  

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