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World Leprosy Day: A call for compassion, awareness and health for all
This World Leprosy Day—observed internationally on the last Sunday of January—we remember that leprosy is not just history, health statistics...
one person is diagnosed with leprosy.
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Did you know that the armadillo is one of the few animals that can contract leprosy and pass it to humans?
By collecting and returning containers, you’re helping protect the planet and changing lives for people affected by leprosy.
This World Leprosy Day—observed internationally on the last Sunday of January—we remember that leprosy is not just history, health statistics or headlines.
You probably don’t think about armadillos too much. You might know that they have hard shells. Or that they can roll up into a ball to escape danger. But what a lot of people don’t know is that there’s another very big reason armadillos are so important – they can get leprosy too.
A journey into the Louisiana community shaped by fear, resilience, and the extraordinary humanity that flourished behind its gates.
On a lovely grassy hill outside Winchester in southern England once stood a hospital named after St Mary Magdalen, the patron saint of leprosy.
There’s nothing there now, but the name of the hill—Magdalen Hill—prompted archaeologists to dig there in 2008, searching for graves that once lay next to the medieval hospital.
The British Royal Family continues to confront the stigma surrounding leprosy, with Her Royal Highness Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, continuing a legacy of compassion and inclusion.
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