According to the data of the Union government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India reported 1,07,851 new cases of ...

The abandoned leper colony of Chios is to be renovated and become a focal point in the history of the Greek island.

New Delhi: There are still 750 leprosy colonies in India that remain segregated from mainstream society, S Govindaraj, the Commissioner at the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with ...

The Spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar denied reports that the ministry had shut down Egypt’s leprosy colony to offer its land for sale to investors.

You can get something of a feel for what I mean by heading over to the aforementioned Brooklyn Vegan, who have just debuted a new song off of Utilitarian, “Leper Colony.” For the most part, it’s a ...

Lepers were often forced to live in leper colonies and not allowed to come close to towns and villages. Jesus did not like that the law separated someone from society because they were ‘unclean’.

resulting in a tale of the widespread devotion to two Catholic saints who cared for patients banished to Hawaii’s leprosy colony. Persistence is the one-word theme of this stunning project by Hawaii’s ...