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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.

World

Category:Impact

Leprosy and Cultural Production

When peopl…

Category:Impact

Leprosy and Empire

Map showin…

Category:Impact

Leprosy and Identity

A person w…

Category:Impact

Leprosy and Mission

There are …

Category:Impact

Leprosy and Labour

The flows …

Category:Impact

Leprosy and the Family

Segregatio…

Category:Blog

League of Nations

Sungei Bul…

Category:Blog

When Leprosy Colonies Are Abandoned

The once i…

Category:Blog

Names Can Hurt

People who…

Category:Blog

WHO Archives

The archiv…

Category:Impact

Leprosy as a MetaphorImpact

When someo…

South-East Asia

Purulia Leprosy Home and Hospital from the road leading to the main entrance: the leprosy colony is approached by a long road that would have denoted its separation from the rest of the community. (Sharpe)

Category:Blog

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Purulia (India)

Leprosy as…

Buildings at Chiangmai Leprosy Colony. (Source: McKean Rehabilitation Center)

Category:Blog

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Thailand

Chiang Mai (Thailand)

Dr James M…

Sungai Buloh settlement, 1932

Category:Blog

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Malaysia

Sungai Buloh (Malaysia)

When the n…

Category:Documentary

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Malaysia

Children of Sungai Buloh

Noraeni an…

Category:Documentary

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Malaysia

Descendants of the Wind

Over two t…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Malaysia

Sisters United

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Indonesia

Thrown Away Like Garbage

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Mr. Positive

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Indonesia

Budi’s Journey

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Non-Stop Activist

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Going Places

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

‘No Tears, No Fearing’

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

One-Woman Dynamo

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Agent of Change

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Baba Amte: Man with a Mission

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

Making Something of ‘Nothing’

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

With Faith and Confidence

Originally…

Category:Blog

Area:South-East Asia

Country:Malaysia

“The Way Home”

Ean Nee Ta…

Category:Blog

Area:South-East Asia

Country:India

The India Office Archives

The I…

Western Pacific

Collecting People with Leprosy (Culion Museum and Archives)

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Philippines

Culion Leprosy Colony (Philippines)

At one tim…

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…

Receiving Station, Nagashima Aiseien

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

Nagashima (Japan)

The Public…

Oshima, aerial view

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

Oshima (Japan)

When …

Layout of Culao-Rong leprosarium

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Vietnam

Culao-Rong (Vietnam)

The lepros…

Category:Documentary

Country:Malaysia

Children of Sungai Buloh

Noraeni an…

Category:Documentary

Country:Malaysia

Descendants of the Wind

Over two t…

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:Vanuatu

Mobility Man

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

A Tale of Two Birthdays

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Vietnam

Zest for Living

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Philippines

Man with a Message

Originally…

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:Cambodia

Overcoming Stigma

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

Breaking Down Barriers

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

Poetry from the Heart

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Western Pacific

Country:China

A Quilter’s Tale

Originally…

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Philippines

Aspects of the Collection

The archiv…

Category:Blog

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Australia

The Queensland State Archives

The Queens…

Europe

The staff of the mobile medical brigade. The white car has ‘Hospital Rovisco Pais’ on the front door.

Category:Blog

Area:Europe

Country:Portugal

Rovisco Pais (Portugal)

The Nation…

Category:Blog

Area:Europe

Country:Spain

Fontilles (Spain)

Following …

Chartreuse de Valbonne (© Michel Widmer)

Category:Blog

Area:Europe

Country:France

Valbonne (France)

Philadelph…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Europe

Country:Romania

Praise the Lord

Originally…

The Americas

Aerial view of Aimorés

Category:Blog

Area:The Americas

Country:Brazil

Aimorés (Brazil)

The Commis…

Betty Martin

Category:Blog

Area:The Americas

Country:USA

Carville (USA)

In 1894, f…

Category:Blog

Area:The Americas

Country:USA

Molokai, Hawaii (USA)

Europeans …

Category:Testimonies

Area:The Americas

Country:Brazil

Brushing Away the Pain

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:The Americas

Country:USA

A Quest for Dignity

Originally…

Category:Blog

Area:The Americas

Country:USA

Daughters of Charity

The D…

Africa

Crossing the River to Yalisombo (Wellcome Library Collection)

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Congo

Yalisombo (DR Congo)

Stanley Br…

Michel Lechat, Yonda, Congo

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Congo

Yonda (DR Congo)

Michel Lec…

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Nigeria

Uzuakoli (Nigeria)

Uzuakoli L…

Adzopé on Ile Desirée in Côte d’Ivoire

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Cote d'Ivoire

Adzopé (Côte d’Ivoire)

As a resul…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Africa

Country:Tanzania

Isa’s Bright Future

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Africa

Country:Zimbabwe

Making the Best of Life

Originally…

Category:Testimonies

Area:Africa

Country:Ethiopia

Learning a Skill Restored My Dignity

Originally…

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Nigeria

Voices from Nigeria

“Arguably,…

Category:Blog

Area:Africa

Country:Nigeria

Harcourt Whyte Broadcast

John Manto…

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