Peter Waddup, Chief Executive Officer, The Leprosy Mission Great Britain
- Peter Waddup is the Chief Executive Officer at The Leprosy Mission Great Britain.
- He is a qualified accountant and later studied towards a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Podcast
Overview
In this episode of The Brand Called You, Peter Waddup, CEO of The Leprosy Mission Great Britain, chronicles his transformative journey from a volunteer role to spearheading the organization’s crusade against leprosy. He elucidates the driving force behind his initial involvement, recounting his profound encounter with a leprosy-afflicted community during his travels to Mumbai. Peter underscores the pivotal role of eradicating stigma and discrimination, emphasizing the need for vocational training centres that empower individuals affected by leprosy to rebuild their lives with dignity. He delves into the mission’s comprehensive approach, encompassing advocacy, grassroots education, and collaborations with governments to prioritize leprosy on the global health agenda.
00:34- About Peter Waddup
- Peter Waddup is the Chief Executive Officer at The Leprosy Mission Great Britain.
- He is a qualified accountant and later studied towards a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
- He was the Managing Director of a joinery manufacturer.
08:08- What are some of the biggest challenges in the eradication of leprosy today?
- One misconception is that leprosy causes hands and feet to fall off, which only happens after prolonged untreated disease.
- Another misconception, even in India where there are 225,000 new cases annually, is that people don’t know leprosy still exists, which is quite shocking.
- People fear leprosy and think it’s highly contagious, but it’s not highly contagious, and one needs to live in areas of poverty for a long time to risk contracting it.
10:04- What advancements in leprosy treatment and care have been most impactful in recent years?
- The real problem with leprosy is it can lie dormant in the body for up to well, we’ve seen cases of 25 years, but typically for 10 years, even before that first pale patch appears.
- The real game changer would be finding a diagnostic tool that you could use, particularly in those communities where leprosy is known to exist.
- We’ve got millions of people living today with the effects of leprosy, they might be cured, but they struggle with disabilities, and our hospitals are full of people with serious ulcers.
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- Peter Waddup is the Chief Executive Officer at The Leprosy Mission Great Britain.
- He is a qualified accountant and later studied towards a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
- He was the Managing Director of a joinery manufacturer.
