Newly diagnosed patients may have suffered irreversible damage as a result of not having the drugs.

Depending on the stages of leprosy, current medicine has allowed for great advances in diagnosis and treatment, making cure and control of the disease remarkably successful. Leprosy mainly affects ...

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.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria during the weekend after a year-long delay.

With the help of a series of interviews of leprosy patients, the film highlighted their plight as well as the fact that the disease is curable. Some of them also mentioned the name of Dr Ruth Pfau ...

Late diagnosis can lead to irreversible nerve damage and deformities. The good news is that leprosy is curable and there are effective treatments. Officially, Malaysia eliminated leprosy as a ...

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 ...

The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Luzon and Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in the City of San Fernando opened a Hansen’s Clinic insid ...

Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate with sores and nerve damage that cause deformities. The treatment can ...

Nigeria reports over 1,000 cases of leprosy yearly, a disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, and mainly affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and eyes. It is curable with multi-drug ...