Bit by Bit Towards Normalization...

Leprosy is still a bad word in India, corresponding to a disease stigmatized as many Indians still consider it “a wicked disease.” One of the objectives of Bombay Smiles is to move forward, slowly but surely, until the full social integration of these people

Through and alliance with Bombay Leprosy Project, a prestigious Indian company with more than 30 years of experience in the fight against leprosy, Bombay Smiles has been developing different projects to increase the rate of detection of new cases in the slums and reintroduce rehabilitated patients into the professional world.

A new step on this path has been the recent incorporation of the Dharavi zone (the largest slum in Asia, found in Mumbai) to the programs of direct attention implemented by the doctors at the clinic in Sion (Mumbai), financed with your help.

Thanks for being part of this path and walking by our side.

Photographs: Juan Pelegrín Sergio de Celis, Bombay Smiles

· Following our promise, these photos have been provided with the previous consent the patient and following all ethic codes about patient dignity.