Hansen's disease mainly affects the eastern and western provinces. Although with multi-drug therapy (MDT) Sri Lanka has reduced cases, it remains a ‘high incidence country’.

Dar Frate Jacoba in Marsascala welcomed The Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem for its Annual General Meeting, a statement by the Order ...

When Jesus went back home to Nazareth, he definitely got things stirred up! Besides Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, Jesus ...

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Congregations like Crescent Hill Baptist that express unconditional love for LGBTQ people and others who are marginalized are ...

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong ...

After more than three decades living with an illness that’s very different than it once was, he’s seen the ups, the downs and ...

Aizawl: Ten lepers are being given medical treatment in Mizoram while around 1,500 lepers have been identified in the state, according to the records .

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Ancient Lepers Well in Lyme Regis is said to date from the 14th century or earlier and to be the only remaining structure of a medieval ...

At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, the village of Burton Lazars was just known as Burtone, but between 1138 and 1162, a hospital complex was founded on the site.