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This collection features first-person narratives and profiles from individuals whose lives have been touched by leprosy. From patients overcoming stigma to doctors pioneering treatment, activists championing human rights to researchers advancing medical knowledge, these testimonies illuminate the multifaceted human dimension of leprosy. Organized by geographical region, these stories from Africa, the Americas, Europe, South-East Asia, and the Western Pacific reveal both shared challenges and diverse experiences in the global fight against leprosy and discrimination.

Boys at Siao Kan – a photo from Wu’s visit. (Leper Quarterly)

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Siao Kan (China)

The missio…

Members of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, 1931, and Dr W Wade

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Shanghai (China)

The Nation…

Tai-kam (taken by Dr Wade, 1930s, Culion Archives and Museum)

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Tai-kam Island (China)

When it wa…

Category:Documentary

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Jiao’s story

A boat has…

Category:Documentary

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Uncle Lai

“The sourc…

Category:Documentary

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Mr. He Zhuhong

Mr He is e…

Category:Documentary

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Mr. Zhang Songbo

Being diag…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Living the Work Camp Life

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

Pain and Progress

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

A Quilter’s Tale

Originally…

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