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.
Category:Blog
Area:South-East Asia
Country:India
Introduction to Web page of The Chronicle of Indian Leprosy
Leprosy ha…
Category:Blog
Area:Western Pacific
Country:Philippines
Culion Leprosy Colony (Philippines)
At one tim…
Category:Blog
Area:The Americas
Country:Canada
Tracadie and D’Arcy and Bentinck Islands (Canada)
The first …
Category:Blog
Area:The Americas
Country:Suriname
Groot Chatillon, Bethesda, and Saint Gerardus Majella (Surinam)
The lepros…