Join the battle in 2021 Dealing with leprosy means fighting for your life. It’s a disease that threatens everything -- and those impacted have seen the world at it’s ugliest. Our patients face daily challenges, both physically and emotionally, but here’s the good...
A Life Renewed with Hope Abraham had big dreams. He wanted to make money and build a fine house for his family. As a young man, he worked with his father selling fish, but that all changed when he noticed patches on his skin. The patches that didn’t heal and...
She lost her mom at 3 years old, now she serves and loves those abandoned by society. Today we’d like to introduce you to Reshma Dawar. She is 24 years old and works on staff with EAV. This is her story. I am from a small village in Madhya Pradesh. My mother passed...
Abandoned as a child When Jayalalitha was thirteen years old, everything changed. She noticed patches on her right leg, and thought it was a skin disease. But as the days passed, the patches did not disappear. Her parents took her to the village clinic and discovered...