Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy — a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia — he also lost his ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

Dr. Donohugh painted an alarming picture of what might happen in American Samoa by analogy with the flyspeck island of Nauru, where one leprosy victim landed in 1912, and by 1927 the disease had ...

Madurai: Madras high court has sought a response from the state on a plea seeking a direction to the authorities to provide ...

Can integrative medicine transform leprosy care in India? Read on to know how dermatology, CAM, and new therapies are ...

New Delhi: In a bid to eradicate leprosy by 2027, the health ministry has urged states and Union territories to implement a ...

Then President of India K R Narayanan said at the time that the killings belonged “to the world's inventory of black deeds”.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the State to file a status report to a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to the authorities to provide basic ...

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There she worked for and among Hansenite patients, or those diagnosed with leprosy– a chronic infectious disease that affects the skin and the peripheral nerves. Hansen disease can cause permanent ...