LEPRA 1023215 223297366 2008-07-03T13:17:16Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''LEPRA''', originally known as the '''British Empire Leprosy Relief Association''', is a medical development [[charitable organization|charity]] working towards care of people with [[leprosy]] (Hansen's disease) and a range of other poverty-related illnesses including TB, malaria and HIV/AIDS. The organisation was founded in 1924 by Sir [[Leonard Rogers]] in an attempt to cure all cases of leprosy within the [[British Empire]]. In the 1930s it became associated with [[Toc H]] and its founder, the Reverend [[Tubby Clayton|'Tubby' Clayton]], and volunteers were recruited to go to [[Africa]] and [[India]], which had some of the highest incidences of the disease. Television and radio appeals boosted the awareness of the charity in the 1960s as LEPRA started work in [[Malawi]]. In 1996 LEPRA worked with the [[BBC]] children's television series ''[[Blue Peter]]'', raising £2.8m. Local Charity Committees: * [[Chelsea & Kensington LEPRA Committee]] ==External links== * [http://www.lepra.org.uk/ Official site] * [http://www.intelligentgiving.com/charity/213251 Intelligent Giving profile of LEPRA] [[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Medical and health organizations by medical condition]] [[Category:Leprosy]] {{med-org-stub}} {{charity-org-stub}}