The secret of the extermination of human rights in Sorokdo, where leprosy patients were quarantined, has been revealed. The ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Leprosy Day serves as a timely reminder to carry on Mahatma Gandhi's legacy and work towards a world free of discrimination and prejudice against leprosy patients. It provides a forum for ...

Cases of the disfiguring disease in Achham are declining, but many may still go unreported out of fear of social exclusion, ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — American Leprosy Missions, a nonprofit helping persons affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) like leprosy to be healed in body and spirit, today unveiled a rebrand to ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

Activists say Diana made "huge strides" in tackling the stigma surrounding leprosy by touching those affected by the condition. Princess Diana playing a game of chess with children while visiting ...

GOSHI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A national leprosy sanitarium here has found ... drug “Koha” on at least 472 residents, including children as young as 6. The doctors did not discontinue the ...