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 ...

TODAY the Church honours St Damien of Molokai, a selfless priest who served those with Hansen’s disease or leprosy in Hawaii. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual ...

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

According to Ms Tipper, the leprosarium was known as "the hospital of the holy innocence". Ms Tipper said the building was a ...

At a leper colony in Vietnam, Pontifical Mission Societies USA President Monsignor Roger Landry celebrated Mass, brought ...

Born into royalty, Amrit Kaur gave up a life of privilege to fight for India’s freedom, champion women’s rights, and lay the ...

Delhi: The National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) is a centrally sponsored scheme under the overarching umbrella of ...

She added that all leprosy patients would be included in the Disability Prevention and Medical Rehabilitation (DPMR) program, which offers medical treatment, rehabilitation support, and financial ...

Every family of a TB, leprosy or cancer patient with annual income less than Rs.1,00,000 receives financial assistance of Rs.1,000 a month from the State for the entire duration of treatment.

EPTB patients are generally not infectious unless they also develop ... Dr Sandeep Sangale, joint director (TB and leprosy) of the state public health department, said despite the challenges in ...

Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...

The island of Molokai, where the Ball Method successfully treated leprosy sufferers. Albert Pierce Taylor ...