Long before El Nido and Coron gained international fame as must-see destinations, Puerto Princesa held a special allure, captivating lovers with its natural beauty. I can easily relate to this ...

The department of dermatology, venereology & leprosy at Father Muller Medical College, in collaboration with the Karavali ...

On a quiet Sunday morning in April 1964, a Bhutanese woman with leprosy was admitted to the Parkijuli Christian Hospital in Assam, India. Located just five kilometres from the Bhutanese border town of ...

However, leprosy is curable with a multi-drug therapy regimen that has been available for decades. Despite the availability ...

Leprosy Mission New Zealand is breaking the stigma surrounding the disease by working in partnership with communities and “raise awareness to normalise leprosy”.Susana Suisuiki, ...

Hidden within the dense vegetation of Pulau Jerejak, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary — also known as the Leper ...

Veteran documentarian Stavros Psillakis returns to Thessaloniki with an investigation of the history of the Hansenites in ...

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 ...

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

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified that the delay in approving the importation of a leprosy medication into Nigeria was due to its commitment to ...

Leprosy, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, affects over 1,000 people annually in Nigeria, primarily targeting the skin, nerves, and eyes. While the disease is treatable with multi-drug ...

NASARAWA, Nigeria - The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients ...