Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say ...

The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that ...

Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate ...

Dr Lê Thị Mai, head of the treatment division at the Central Dermatology Hospital, always holds close the words of her ...

By linking arms with local churches and Christian organizations around the world, Hope Rises International works to enhance early detection and the effectiveness of treatments, erase the pain and ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...

The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy — through the story of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, who treated patients ...

Leprosy Mission New Zealand is breaking the stigma surrounding the disease by working in partnership with communities and ...

Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria reports over 1,000 cases of leprosy yearly, a disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, and mainly affecting the skin, peripheral nerves ...

At ERCC Hospital in Nasarawa state, 200 km (124 miles) west of the capital Abuja, only two leprosy patients were admitted when Reuters visited in February, after 26 others had been sent home since ...