The Leprosy Mission International

Recent papers from The Leprosy Mission International

1. Barriers to birth preparedness and complication readiness in Tanzania: a narrative review through the lens of the Three Delays ModelCritical Public Health · 2026
2. Risk factors for intrapartum stillbirth and the survival probabilities of fetuses among pregnant women with complications: Secondary analysis of data from a multicenter prospective cohort study in IndiaInternational Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2026
3. Health communication strategies to address parental vaccine hesitancy regarding childhood vaccination in Nigeria: a systematic reviewFrontiers in Public Health · 2026
4. Sustainability of economic self-help groups in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): a scoping reviewNIHR Open Research · 2026
5. Financing Mental Health in Nigeria (2021–2025): Budgetary Trends, Comparative Evidence, and Reform Pathways2025
6. Barettin, a Nonopioid, Nonhallucinogenic Marine Natural Product with Antihyperalgesic Properties Mediated by 5HT2A Inverse AgonismJournal of Natural Products · 2026
7. Leprous symptoms in IndiaTōnan Ajia Kenkyū/Tonan ajia kenkyu · 1969
8. Protocol of a comparative multicentric non inferiority clinical trial of WHO MBMDT with a new monthly chemotherapy regimen containing rifampicin, moxifloxacin and clarithromycin (RMC) on multibacillary patients from IndiaTrials · 2026
9. Operationalising people-centred community-led self-help groups to improve mental health and wellbeing for people with skin-neglected tropical diseases: a case study from Kasai, DRCFrontiers in Tropical Diseases · 2026
10. A randomised controlled trial of raw honey for the healing of ulcers in leprosy in NigeriaPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025
11. Advancing leprosy risk prediction through identification of a whole blood host transcriptomic biomarker signature including non-coding genesScientific Reports · 2025
12. How sustainable are self-help interventions in the post-funding period? Qualitative findings from integrated leprosy communities in NigeriaInternational Health · 2025
13. Serotonergic effects of chlorpheniramine: An unexplored advantage of the first-generation antihistamineIndian Journal of Skin Allergy · 2025
14. Risk factors and leprosy incidence among contacts in Bangladesh: A multilevel analysisPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025
15. From words to action: the development of the Neglected Tropical Disease Inclusion Score Card (NISC)Infectious Diseases of Poverty · 2025
16. Integrative immune analysis in patients with leprosy reveals host factors associated with mycobacterial controlEBioMedicine · 2025
17. Investigating the role of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the development of leprosy in endemic regionsFrontiers in Immunology · 2025
18. HLA-restricted Biology of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs): Dapsone-induced Hypersensitivity as an Example2025
19. Operational approaches and recommendations to interrupt transmission of Mycobacterium lepraeLeprosy Review · 2025
20. Protocol for an Exploratory RCT of the Traumatic Stress Relief Intervention With Persons With Lived Experience of Leprosy in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaJournal of Tropical Medicine · 2025