Leprosy (also known as Hansen rsquo;s disease), once feared as an incurable disease, is now treatable with modern medicine .

A team comprising experts from Botswana’s National TB and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Programmes, WHO country and regional offices, and consultants revised the 2012 leprosy guidelines. The ...

The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) continues to provide free multi-drug therapy for leprosy patients, ensuring ...

Health experts and stakeholders gathered to tackle neglected tropical diseases like schistosomiasis, rabies and leprosy.

The pamphlets distributed by the BBMP staff members will have the details on how leprosy spreads and what are the symptoms ...

It is important to add pain management to leprosy treatment protocols. This can reduce the challenges that patients face. Read on.

Kusht Ashram in Islamganj observed Leprosy Day with an event dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals affected by leprosy. Civil Surgeon Dr Pradeep Mohindra and District Leprosy Officer Dr ...

A special 14-day drive to screen 48 lakh residents for leprosy cases has been launched in Thane district. With 711 cases detected in nine months, heal ...

Indonesia continues to accelerate efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly leprosy and ...

Vijayawada: Collective efforts are needed to end the social stigma and discrimination against the leprosy-infected people, ...

Anthropologist Alice Roberts describes how secrets about diseases can be uncovered from skeletons building workers and ...

On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary, the Maharashtra government, through the Directorate of Health Services ...