We break down barriers to health and restore hope for people suffering from the pain and stigma of neglected tropical diseases like leprosy. American Leprosy Missions exists to proclaim the gospel in word and deed to persons affected by leprosy and related diseases, helping them to be healed in body and spirit and restored to lives of dignity and hope. The purpose and mission of lwm was to work towards the Eradication of Leprosy and tuberculosis ("tb") in the republic of the Philippines and throughout the world through supporting, maintaining and conducting re levant re search and clinical work and cooperating with like minded organizations in the pursuit ofthe final cure forleprosy, tb and other related diseases