Worldcrunch on MSN16d
Why Patients In Egypt's Last Leprosy Colony Are Facing Eviction
Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say Cairo wants to close the country's last leprosy colony, Abu Zaabal, rehouse ...
Time20d
Medicine: Survival of a Dark Age
The leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai was a place of horror when Father Damien de Veuster, a Belgian Catholic priest, landed there in 1873. The victims of leprosy lived in primitive ...
Proto Thema14h
Documentary: The story of the Swiss dentist who cared for Spinalonga’s leprosy patients
"Through such trials, the human soul is sculpted into something beautiful," a patient once told Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, ...
The Avenue Mail13d
Jamshedpur MLA’s efforts bring relief to residents of Punjabi Refugee Colony
Jamshedpur MLA’s efforts bring relief to residents of Punjabi Refugee Colony | Administration News | The Avenue Mail ...
dw20d
Nigeria to get leprosy drug after a yearlong delay — report
Leprosy is present in 12 countries worldwide, with Nigeria, Brazil, India, and Indonesia among the most impacted, reporting between 1,000 to 10,000 cases annually. Kashmir: Choosing to live in a ...