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Saying her name: Alice Ball and the treatment that changed leprosy
In the early twentieth century, a young chemist accomplished what seasoned researchers had failed to do for decades. Her name...
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World NTD Day: What neglect really looks like for people affected by NTDs
World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day exists because certain diseases—and the people affected by them—have been systematically overlooked. Neglected tropical...
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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...
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Human Rights at a Turning Point—and Why Ending Leprosy Transmission Is a Human Rights Issue
Seventy-six years ago, the world adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the foundational text that affirms every person’s...
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Carville: A Town the World Tried to Forget
A journey into the Louisiana community shaped by fear, resilience, and the extraordinary humanity that flourished behind its gates. If...
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Oshima: Lives Carved by Isolation
Oshima. A remote Japanese island tells the story of residents who were cut off from the world—and some who chose...
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Protective Shoes – an essential fashion statement for those with leprosy
Do you know anyone who doesn’t wear shoes? And I don’t mean thongs or flip flops; pluggers or sliders; chappals...
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Why We Care So Much About Shoes
Shoes carry more meaning than we often realise. They mark moments of transition: the first tiny pair bought for a...
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Love restored. Hope for a brighter future given.
Hope has the power to transform lives, even in the face of overwhelming challenges. For 22-year-old Abubakar, who grew up...
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