Culion Island perhaps, because we were doing a Spain-funded historical coffee-table book on the former leper colony that has a rich history like no other. If I were to write a novel, the island ...

Sharing his experiences from three decades ago in a leprosy colony in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, he highlighted how even family members often alienate those afflicted with the disease. Aggarwal called ...

Beekeepers are reporting significant colony losses, raising concerns about food security due to potential pollination shortages. While the exact cause of the colony collapses remains unknown ...

CULION Foundation Human Resources and Administration Unit, in collaboration with the Committee on Health and Safety, hosted a Brown Bag Session titled "Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace," led ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested governments to prioritise leprosy elimination and ensure sustained funding for surveillance, treatment, care and support, while calling upon them ...

The inspection cruise through the Philippine leprosaria (Culion, Iloilo, Cebu, Legaspi) which 25 world-famed leprosy experts pursued last week served to remind Society that: 1) leprosy still ...

The abandoned leper colony on Chios to get a makeover. Credit: AMNA The abandoned leper colony of Chios is to be renovated and become a focal point in the history of the Greek island. Just a few ...

A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a ...

You can check out at any time. More info Calls have been made for specific guidelines for the public health response to patients with leprosy after a recent case involving a rare form of the ...

The 16th-century map provides insights into the fate of the settlers who formed the so-called Lost Colony of Roanoke. This small settlement of more than 100 English colonists was founded on ...

The Spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar denied reports that the ministry had shut down Egypt’s leprosy colony to offer its land for sale to investors.