WHO said that Jordan has not reported any autochthonous cases of leprosy for over two decades. The declaration was made after ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Jordan for becoming the first country to officially eliminate leprosy. This ...
According to the book The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation, this myth originated in Ancient Rome. Although it is ...
In the 1920s, the club agreed to play a charity match to raise money for leprosy sufferers but their fierce city rivals ...
A beautiful Greek island that was once a powerful fortress is now abandoned over its controversial pirate-related history, ...
Despite running one of the largest leprosy elimination programs in the world, India accounts for more than half of new cases globally, The Hindu reported. Kyle Clayton wants to serve India’s leper ...
Religious worship was a central aspect of life in the medieval leper house. Pious activities were intended to ensure the spiritual wellbeing of the leprous and non-leprous members of the resident ...
Leprosy and its sufferers had a distinctive impact on the society and religious culture of Rouen between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. A detailed study of the city's leper houses thus sheds ...