Binta Alhassan Abubakar: Diagnosis gives answers and hope

11 Feb 2020

At 12 years of age, Binta Alhassan Abubakar began to show signs of being affected by leprosy. “Nobody knew what the symptoms were,” she said. “My father dismissed it as a common illness which would pass soon. After two years, […]

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Sister Julia Thundathil’s story: Fighting the spread of leprosy

11 Feb 2020

A chance encounter between a Catholic nun and a group of elderly people affected by leprosy in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh more than twenty years ago proved a turning point in the lives of the six leprosy […]

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