NLT UK News
Bob’s Walk Continues
Bob Higham began his walk for NLT along the border between England and Scotland in June, with his daughter for company, and has been nibbling off a few miles each weekend as he has been able. They started with a friend at the west coast near Gretna Green, and continued inland along the border. The…
Read MoreSquirrels on Brownsea Island found to have leprosy
In 2014, red squirrels in Scotland were found to have a form of leprosy. Research in other areas has recently shown that leprosy is also present amongst the red squirrel population on Brownsea Island off the south coast of Britain, and Edinburgh University is to conduct a study to find out how the disease is…
Read MoreBob’s Walk
The Rev. Bob Higham was a trustee of NLT for several years in the 1980’s/1990’s, and has done several long walks to raise funds for charity. This spring Bob is walking the 96 mile England-Scotland border with his daughter Shirley to raise funds for NLT. Leprosy is a chronic disease associated with poverty, and although…
Read MoreCongratulations! Australia Day Honour given to Dr Graeme Clugston
Dr Graeme Clugston was honoured in the Australia Day Honours List this January 2016, for distinguished service to medicine, and to the international community of Nepal, particularly to people with leprosy, and to global health and nutrition. Graeme has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia. Graeme and his wife Meena have been…
Read MoreNew Strain of Leprosy
A recent article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes a new strain of leprosy that has been found in armadillos in the southeastern USA. They found leprosy in 106 animals (16% of those tested) and of those, 7 tested positive for a new genotype of the leprosy bacterium. When testing humans from…
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