Every year since 1954, the final Sunday in January has been recognized as World Leprosy Day. First established by Raoul Follereau, a French writer and philanthropist, the event is held…
Between 2019 and 2020, the number of reported Hansen’s disease (leprosy) cases across the United States fell. However, there have been an uptick of cases since 2020, especially in…
The World Health Organization (the WHO) announced World Leprosy Day which this year will be celebrated on January 30th. The theme of the celebration is “United for Dignity.” It…
Every year since 1954, the final Sunday in January has been recognized as World Leprosy Day. The day was first established by Raoul Follereau, a French writer and philanthropist. The…
January 26th (the last Sunday of January) is World Leprosy Day! Mostly remembered as a Biblical disease that lead to shunning and societal ostracization, the stigma surrounding leprosy has made…
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According to a report recently published in the Inter Press Service, since the advent of multidrug therapy in 1982, over sixteen million people have been cured of Hansen’s disease,…
According to a story from Japan Today, a recent ruling from a Japanese court has ordered the government of that country to pay damages to the tune of 370 million…
According to a story from the Inter Press Service, the First Latin American and Caribbean Assembly of Organisations of People Affected by Hansen's Disease has just recently concluded. Hansen's disease,…
According to a story from azcentral.com, the Trump administration has decided to roll back some budget cuts that put the continued existence of regional Hansen's disease clinics in jeopardy around…
According to a story from unmultimedia.org, a recent report has revealed that there are twenty countries across the world that still discriminate against people with Hansen's disease, also known as…
For many - leprosy is nothing but an antiquated disease from biblical times with no present-day relevance. But in fact, nearly 150 to 250 people in the United States and 250,000 around the…
At only six years old, Simeon Augustus Peterson, also referred to as "Mr. Pete," was diagnosed with Hansen's disease. From then on, he lived the rest of his life cut…
Dorothy was spot-on: There’s no place like home. As we journey through life―dodging the occasional wicked witch―it’s comforting to know that a cozy bed, loving arms, and perhaps even a…
One of the most popular brands of literature (yes, people still buy books; some even buy them the old fashion way at a bookstore) is the standby classic: mystery. It…
What does it take to change a person’s mind? Is it something as simple as showing evidence? Will it be convincing only from a certain source? Do people only change…
The way the Japanese government handled Hansen's disease patients during the 20th century wasn't very humane. They were sent to live in sanatoriums, separated from their families, and shunned by…
There's a very funny scene in an old Monty Python movie that shows a body collector calling, "Bring out your dead... Bring out your dead." He heaves another body onto…
A stigma is a negative view of a person based on something about him or her. If you think about it, many illnesses get stigmatized—not just mental illness. People with…
Hansen's disease, formerly called leprosy, is a long-lasting bacterial infection that is treatable with antibiotics. Patients are able to recover from the infection and lead normal lives. The past, however, was…
Okay, yes, so this study was published in 2011, but time is obsolete, am I right? Especially when it comes to information as important as this. Listen closely. Remember leprosy?…
On February 7, 2016, an elderly man died in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Okay, but why is that remarkable? After all, elderly men and women pass away…
Let's all breathe a sigh of relief that we live in the age of modern medicine—and by that, I mean 2016. Less than 100 years ago, diseases like leprosy, now…
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