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Demystifying the Mysterious: Celebrating Awareness on World Leprosy Day

Post author:Jean Martell
Post published:January 14, 2020
Post category:Hansen's disease

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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