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Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say ...

In Kashmir's Bahar-Aar sanatorium, a former leper colony, residents, including descendants of leprosy patients, have found a sense of community and home despite facing societal stigma and challenges.

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The World Health Organization has reportedly said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria, where thousands of people suffer from the chronic disease. Bureaucratic delays meant Nigeria ran out of the ...

NASARAWA, Nigeria - The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients ...

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first time in a year from this weekend, the World Health Organization has said.