Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate ...

Leprosy Mission New Zealand is breaking the stigma surrounding the disease by working in partnership with communities and ...

By linking arms with local churches and Christian organizations around the world, Hope Rises International works to enhance early detection and the effectiveness of treatments, erase the pain and ...

Veteran documentarian Stavros Psillakis returns to Thessaloniki with an investigation of the history of the Hansenites in ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...

Dr Lê Thị Mai, head of the treatment division at the Central Dermatology Hospital, always holds close the words of her ...

The World Health Organization has reportedly said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria, where thousands of people suffer from the chronic disease. Bureaucratic delays meant Nigeria ran out of the ...

Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say ...

Mrs Adeyeye explained that before any drug could be imported into Nigeria, it must undergo rigorous testing, laboratory ...

The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy — through the story of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, who treated patients ...