Documents about leprosy are divided into 4 groups – (1) Leprosy diagnosis, treatment and control; (2) Leprosy rehabilitation; (3) History of leprosy; and, (4) Persons affected with leprosy and their organisations. Please scroll down this page for the full list.
The following documents, books and other learning materials about leprosy are available for free download:
Leprosy diagnosis, treatment and control
- 1960 – Technical report n. 189, Second Expert Committee on leprosy
- 1966 – Classification of leprosy according to immunity, D. S. Ridley & W. H. Jopling, IJL
- 1982 – WHO, Technical Report n. 675 on Chemotherapy of leprosy
- 1999 – Global disease elimination and eradication as public health strategies, MMWR Supplement, CDC, USA
- 2000 – Leprosy – Past, Present and Future, Cairn Smith, Aifo Conference, Vatican City, Italy
- 2001 – ILEP Learning Guide 2 – Leprosy Reactions
- 2002 – An Atlas of leprosy, Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation, Japan
- 2003 – ILEP Learning Guide 3 – Skin smears in leprosy
- 2003 – Report of monitoring of Leprosy elimination Campaigns in Brazil
- 2005 – Leprosy elimination in Africa – Report
- 2005 – Sustainable leprosy control strategy, Pieter Feenstra
- 2006 – Leprosy control – Operational Guidelines, WHO
- 2007 – National Leprosy Control strategy, Brazil
- 2008 – Sentinel surveillance on drug resistance in leprosy – Workshop report
- 2008 – Leprosy – control, elimination and eradication, S. Deepak, presentation at leprosy conference, Genoa, Italy
- 2008 – Self-care in leprosy for disability Prevention, Atul Shah & Neela Shah, Novartis India
- 2008 – Treatment of leprosy reactions, Ben Naafs, Aifo Leprosy Conference, Genoa, Italy
- 2008 – Report of 9th meeting of WHO Technical Advisory Group on leprosy control
- 2009 – WHO report on drug resistance surveillance in leprosy
- 2009 – WHO meeting of leprosy programme managers report
- 2010 – Leprosy control in Africa, WHO/AFRO meeting report
- 2010 – Leprosy in India – challenges and opportunities, V. Krishnamurthy
- 2010 – Leprosy in India 2009-10, Annual National Report
- 2010 – Global Leprosy Programme report
- 2010 – ILEP Consensus workshop report on health related stigma
- 2010 – WHO report to Executive Board on leprosy in the world
- 2011 – ILEP report on challenges of leprosy control in Brazil
- 2011 – Sentinel surveillance network on drug resistance, ILEP report by Stewart Cole
- 2011 – Leprosy in India 2010-11, Annual National Report
- 2011 – Global leprosy strategy 2011-15, Operational Guidelines
- 2012 – Report of eight WHO expert committee on leprosy
- 2012 – Leprosy detection, Madagascar, booklet, comic-book strip
- 2012 – Leprosy in India 2011-12, Annual National Report
- 2013 – Bangkok declaration on a leprosy free world
- 2013 – Conclusions of International Leprosy Summit, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2015 – Leprosy in India 2014-15, Annual National Report
- 2016 – Epidemiological trends of leprosy in 21st century, P. Schreuder, S. Noto & J.H. Richardus
- 2016 – Global leprosy strategy, WHO
- 2016 – Operational Manual, Global Leprosy Strategy, WHO
- 2016 – Holistic care of persons with Hansen’s disease, Conclusions and recommendations of the Vatican conference
Leprosy Rehabilitation
- 2005 – Answering the rehabilitation needs of persons affected with leprosy in PHC and CBR, Sunil Deepak, Africa Leprosy Congress, Johannesburg
- 2007 – Self care for prevention of disabilities in leprosy, Booklet, WHO
- 2008 – Leprosy and CBR, ILEP & WHO Learning Guide
- 2010 – Self-care groups for prevention of leprosy related disabilities, Brazil (Portuguese)
- 2010 – Self-care manual for prevention of disabilities, Brazil leprosy programme (Portuguese)
- 2013 – Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) and leprosy – Hidden challenges, Sunil Deepak, International Leprosy Congress, Brussels
- 2013 – Self-help groups of persons affected with leprosy in Mozambique, S. Deepak, p. Hansine, et al, Leprosy Review
History of Leprosy
- 1901 – Leprosy in Hawai, a letter to New York Times
- 1983 – Evolution of leprosy in Italy, Greco & Galante, IJL
- 2005 – Historical sites of leprosy on Robben island, S. Africa
- 2005 – Chronology of leprosy related events in Robben island, S. Africa
- 2005 – Old leprosy hospitals in Brazil, Meeting report
- 2005 – On the origins of leprosy, Science magazine
- 2009 – Father Damien – a bit of taro, a fish and a glass of water, by Anwei and Henry Law
- 2009 – Paleo-archaeology – Leprosy in India in 2000 BCE
- 2013 – Leprosy heritage sites in Italy, Sunil Deepak, International Leprosy Congress, Brussels
- 2013 – Leprosy and slavery in Surinam, S. Snelders
- 2016 – Leprosy and the Catholic doctrine in the 20th century, A. Grzybowski
- 2016 – Leprosy in the Bible, A. Grzybowski
- 2016 – Social and historical implications of leprosy, A. Grzybowski
Persons affected with leprosy and their organisations
- 1920-45 – Letters of Vincent Shepherd on leprosy in India and Burma
- 1951 – Personal testimony of Vincent Shepherd, Leprosy Review
- 2000 – Personal testimony of Terezinha Bacurau, Brazil
- 2001 – Fight for self-respect and dignity, HANDA, China
- 2002 – Psycho-social consequences of leprosy stigma, International Leprosy Congress, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- 2009 – Stigma and discrimination – a challenge to leprosy control, J. Ramirez Jr
- 2010 – Guidelines of Human Rights Commission on discrimination against persons affected with leprosy
- 2010 – Workshop report on guidelines for promoting the participation of persons affected with leprosy in the leprosy services
- 2013 – Meaning of leprosy and every day experiences in Indonesia, R. Peters, M. Lusli, et al