physically verifying and documenting the conditions of every leprosy colony in the country. This endeavour was no ordinary data collection exercise. Our team travelled to remote corners of India, ...

World Leprosy Day highlights the urgent need to eliminate stigma and misconceptions about leprosy. This global observance encourages early detection, treatment, and social reintegration of those ...

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 ...

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 ...

IN OBSERVANCE of World Leprosy Day, the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) is ramping up its efforts to raise awareness about leprosy. Dr. Silvino Rey Pino, from SPMC's Department of ...

“When I started to understand the history of the island, the fact that it was a leprosy colony,” he added. He noted that when he asked the prison if he could spend a night in Mandela’s ...

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 for ...

S Sivasubramaniam, a senior scientist, revealed that India accounts for 53 per cent of global leprosy cases, stressing the need for community-based rehabilitation. Shivkumar, a leprosy expert, added ...

Every year on the fourth Sunday in January, World Leprosy Day is observed. The goal is to raise awareness of a disease that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), still claims the lives of ...

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 ...