Where we work

The leprosy hospital at Ekpene Obom depends on TLM support of =N=15,841,746.52 in 2005 to deliver its medical and socio-economic services. It is situated in a remote and impoverished part of south-east Nigeria where fear and ignorance of leprosy still impose a severe social stigma on those suffering from the disease.

For example, Ndueso was a young clerk who lost his job when leprosy affected his hands. He was sacked not so much because he had difficulty writing his ledgers, but just because he had leprosy. The treatment which his native doctor prescribed was extraordinary: he was to lie in an open grave while his relatives danced around it chanting spells! In despair, he at last came to Ekpene Obom where he received the treatment he needed – multidrug therapy to cure his leprosy and intensive physiotherapy to restore the strength of his hands.

In the north-western & north-central states covered by Chanchaga Hospital, Andrew Reimer is a Prosthetist and Orthotist whose prime interest and concern is to prevent needless disability among her leprosy patients. Sunday Ogwu’s job is to produce protective footwear for those with ulcer complications. To support their work, and that of the leprosy hospital, TLM needs to find =N=14,011,291.36 in 2005.