The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including children, ...

The department of dermatology, venereology & leprosy at Father Muller Medical College, in collaboration with the Karavali ...

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first time in a year from this weekend, the World Health Organization has said. The country ...

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Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a serious, infectious chronic disease caused by a harsh bacterial organism called Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy has existed in time unknown and is not ...

The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy — through ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

Dr Lê Thị Mai, head of the treatment division at the Central Dermatology Hospital, always holds close the words of her mentors: "To treat leprosy, you must see the patients as family." "Leprosy is a ...

However, leprosy is curable with a multi-drug therapy regimen that has been available for decades. Despite the availability ...

Nigeria to Receive Leprosy Drugs After a Year-Long Delay By Ope Adetayo and Jennifer Rigby NASARAWA, Nigeria (Reuters) -The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria ...