World Leprosy Day 2020: 26 January
- World Leprosy Day is observed around the world on the last Sunday of January every year to raise global awareness of this deadly ancient disease and call attention to the fact that it can be prevented, treated and cured.
- World Leprosy Day 2020: 26 January 2020.
- Theme 2020: “Leprosy isn’t what you think”
- The day was initiated in 1954 by French philanthropist and writer, Raoul Follereau, as a tribute to the life of the Mahatma Gandhi who had compassion for people afflicted with leprosy.