ILEP is a consortium of international non-governmental organisations with a shared desire to see a world free from leprosy, and an acknowledgment that none of us can achieve this on our own. Through the programmes of its Member associations, ILEP spans more than 60 countries and 1,000 project locations worldwide. Most of the global expertise in leprosy resides in ILEP’s Members and their in-country partners.

In the fight against leprosy, ILEP and its Members work with:

• People affected by leprosy
• Ministries of Health and other government departments
• Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy
• World Health Organization
• Other NGOs and civil society organisations
• Novartis (which provides anti-leprosy drugs for free)
• Philanthropic trusts
• Over 500,000 individuals

ILEP is governed by its Members’ Assembly and Executive Board. Key input into governance decisions comes from the ILEP Technical Commission and the ILEP Advisory Panel, which consists of women and men with personal experience of leprosy. The ILEP Secretariat is a office registered in Geneva, Switzerland.