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Leprosy

28 Jan 2018
As the world marks the Leprosy Day on Tuesday, governments and health workers have been advised to focus more on public health education to curb ignorance of the disease...
29 Jan 2017
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus mycobacterium leprae. It is an old disease that has been present since Biblical times.
21 Jul 2016
The Junior Chamber International, Nigeria (JCI) in collaboration with NIPPON Foundation has announce the start of a nationwide campaign tagged ‘Think Leprosy Now’ aimed at raising awareness ...
12 Jun 2016
Former leprosy sufferers testified Friday at a Vatican conference about the stigma linked to the disease which still persists in some societies, and about their attempts to fight exclusion.

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