Leprosy is found in more than 100 countries today. There are more than 200,000 new cases of leprosy diagnosed each year, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures (215,557 in 2013), with over half in India. Due to the marginalised situations of people with leprosy, ILEP, the umbrella organisation for anti-leprosy groups including The Leprosy Mission, estimate that many millions of people are not receiving a diagnosis and treatment thus leaving them vulnerable to permanent disability.There are more than three million people globally living with irreversible disability as a result of the late treatment of leprosy.