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Leprosy patients waiting for food donated by followers

sadashivan

Leprosy patients

created by sadashivan | 20 wks ago
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sadashivan

The untouchable Leprosy Patients

The leprosy patients in india are treated as untouchable and most are quarantined live in desparate conditions. My visit to Mother Teresa missionary of charity run by the sisters for leprosy patients in below...

opinion by sadashivan | 26 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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Barbara McPherson

Thalidomide Yields One of Its Secrets.

The drug thalidomide first burst onto the public's consciousness in the 1960s when a series of babies were born with severe limb deformities. They ranged from missing fingers to missing whole limbs....

created by Barbara McPherson | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
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ast_ko

Olympic host cities: businessmen out, lepers in

Five of China's six Olympic host cities have banned foreign businessmen from making non-urgent visits until after the Olympics."Authorities in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao will no longer...

created by julianw | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Baba Amte Passes Away

"Chandrapur (ABC Live): India’s most regarded social worker Baba Amte died in his 'Anandvan' ashram in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district in the wee hours today"

created by jatinder | 1 year ago
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Leprosy outbreak causes concerns in Northwest Arkansas

"SPRINGDALE - The medical community is warning the public: a leprosy outbreak in Springdale could blossom into an epidemic, if something isn't done soon. Doctors say at least nine cases of leprosy have been confirmed in Springdale. Local doctors say they would be shocked by...

created by nukegingrich | 1 year ago
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Lcantu

Leprosy Cases on the Rise in Indonesia!

(Digital Dementia News Services) The World Health Organization (WHO) says Indonesia is the only country in the world where cases of leprosy are on the rise. Leprosy is regarded as being effectively eliminated in...

created by Lcantu | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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"We are all infected, except perhaps you..." Tales of TB control in Sierra Le...

XDR TB, extra drug resistant tuberculosis, is a problem in South Africa. Read the reality of providing health care for those with TB and Leprosy at Lakka Chest Hospital in Sierra Leone. What will happen if XDR TB invades the rest of Africa? Atrocities at Lakka Chest...