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

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

In Kashmir's Bahar-Aar sanatorium, a former leper colony, residents, including descendants of leprosy patients, have found a ...

International Women's Day is a day for not only celebrating the achievements of women but a chance to strive for gender equality.

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The World Health Organization has reportedly said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria, where thousands of people suffer from the chronic disease. Bureaucratic delays meant Nigeria ran out of the ...

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

South Africa has also been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans in the wake of the US withdrawal of global aid. Determined ...

In The History of the World in 6 Plagues, Edna Bonhomme investigates how fear, power, race science and colonial violence have ...

Since being the European Capital of Culture in 2011, Turku’s spirit of civic and cultural ambition demonstrate a desire to ...