To ensure proper monitoring of the programme, another independent committee will be formed which will be headed by the commissioner of Health Services ...

Now in its 130th anniversary year, St Francis Leprosy Guild strives to bring an end to a very ancient disease that many people think is long gone. In fact, ...

In Malawi, a country once believed to be long past the danger of leprosy, new figures paint a troubling picture. This year alone, Mchinji District along the border between Malawi and Zambia has ...

To strengthen the fight against leprosy in Maharashtra, the state’s Public Health Department will set up a state-level ...

Roman Catholic priest, theologian and author Henri Nouwen wrote a provocative book entitled “The Wounded Healer.” The usage of the words “wounded healer” had come from Carl Jung, who said that a ...

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In the mid-1990s, my then-husband passed away from complications of HIV/AIDS. From the time he was diagnosed until he died, all of us, friends and family, but most of all, him, knew how it would end.

A centuries-old mystery hidden in plain sight has finally come to light. In a modest prayer house in Israel, among community ...

In her address, President Murmu praised AIIMS Bhubaneswar for its impressive growth over the past 12 years since its ...

July 12, GNA – Skin-Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin-NTDs) are a group of diseases sharing common features on the body.   Skin-NTDs ...

When we are willing to do the very small things, God is able to do the BIG things. God can take our little bit that we offer ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.