Programs

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases Initiative

    NEGLECTED PEOPLE: NEGLECTED DISEASESMORE THAN ONE BILLION MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (NTDS), INCLUDING LEPROSY, BURULI ULCER, YAWS, LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS, LEISHMANIASIS, AND TRACHOMA. THESE DISEASES AFFECT THE POOREST AND MOST NEGLECTED PEOPLE AND CAN LEAD TO: PROFOUND PAIN AND SUFFERING MALNUTRITION LIFELONG DISABILITIES INCREASED POVERTY STIGMA AND ISOLATION RESTORING HOPE AND DIGNITYSINCE 1906, AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS HAS EXISTED TO SERVE AS A CHANNEL OF CHRIST'S LOVE TO PERSONS AFFECTED BY LEPROSY AND RELATED DISEASES, HELPING THEM BE HEALED IN BODY AND SPIRIT AND RESTORED TO LIVES OF DIGNITY AND HOPE. TODAY WE CONTINUE TO LEAD A GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST LEPROSY AND NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (NTDS), WORKING WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE AND SCALABLE PROGRAMS TO BREAK BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND RENEW HOPE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NTDS.IN 2023, AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUFFERING AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE BY ENGAGIN CHRISTIAN HOSPITALS AND NON-PROFITS AS PARTNERS, INVESTING IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TO TREAT AND DIAGNOSE DISEASE, HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE AFFECTED.IN 2023, ALM SUPPORTED PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERS IN MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING: 5,878 HEALTH WORKERS TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT NTDS. $4.3 MILLION WORTH OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES SENT TO PARTNERS IN GHANA AND NEPAL 10,015 PEOPLE PROVIDED WITH TREATMENT FOR NTDS. 3,771 PROSTHESES AND SPECIAL FOOTWEAR PROVIDED 1,246 LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES PEFORMED 13,477 LAB TESTS PERFORMED 345,290 PEOPLE SCREENED FOR NTDS. 6,998 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN INDIA TRAINED ON NTDS AND WASH 1,627 NTD CASES MAPPED IN SIERRA LEONE 15 MILLION GHANAIANS REACHED WITH DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS 35,556 PEOPLE MADE AWARE OF NTDS IN COTE D'IVOIRE, DR CONGO AND INDIA.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $11.1M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    NEGLECTED DISEASES: HOPE RISES INTERNATIONAL SERVES PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LEPROSY AND OTHER NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (NTDS), INCLUDING BURULI ULCER, LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS, AND YAWS. MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY ARE AFFECTED BY NTDS, WHICH DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT THE POOREST AND MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND OFTEN RESULT IN CHRONIC PAIN, DISABILITY, STIGMA, AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.HOPE AND HEALING: FOUNDED IN 1906, HOPE RISES INTERNATIONAL WORKS TO EXPRESS CHRIST'S LOVE BY SUPPORTING HEALING OF BODY AND SPIRIT AND RESTORING DIGNITY AND HOPE TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY NTDS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH CHRISTIAN HOSPITALS, LOCAL NONPROFITS, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED, SCALABLE PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS, EXPAND ACCESS TO DIAGNOSIS AND CARE, AND ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES OF DISEASE.PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT: DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, HOPE RISES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE PACIFIC, REACHING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY NTDS THROUGH PREVENTION, DETECTION, TREATMENT, DISABILITY CARE, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.KEY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2025 INCLUDED: 61,635 SUSPECTED NTD CASES SCREENED 9,963 PATIENTS ADMITTED, RECEIVING LEPROSY CONSULTATIONS, OR RECEIVING CARE FOR NTDS 3,873 HEALTH WORKERS TRAINED. 352 PASTORS, CLERGY, AND LAY LEADERS TRAINED TO SUPPORT CASE DETECTION, COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND STIGMA REDUCTION 3,539 DISABILITY AIDS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT MORBIDITY MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE 437 LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES PERFORMED FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY NTD-RELATED COMPLICATIONS.IN ADDITION, HOPE RISES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED THE DELIVERY OF $6.6 MILLION IN MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND VACCINE RESEARCH. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, HOPE RISES INTERNATIONAL IMPROVED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, STRENGTHENED LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, REDUCED PREVENTABLE DISABILITY, AND SUPPORTED HOLISTIC RECOVERY FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCREASED COMMUNITY AWARENESS, REDUCED STIGMA, AND GREATER DIGNITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, BRINGING HOPE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY NTDS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $13M