A sixteen-year-old king ruled Jerusalem while slowly dying of leprosy—and still chose war over surrender. When a powerful ...

The Delhi government will begin work on improving basic facilities at the Tahirpur shelter home for leprosy- and TB-affected persons within a month, ...

Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Wednesday inspected the shelter home for old-age residents and leprosy and TB affected persons at Tahirpur.

The Delhi government plans to improve basic facilities at the Tahirpur shelter home for leprosy and TB-affected individuals.

Sahrudaya’, or compassion, is a word with profound resonance. It often goes beyond acts of charity such as donating money, food or clothing, to mean enabling t ...

The physician-scientist contributed to advances in understanding and treating the ailment now also called Hansen’s disease.

Ranchi, Dec 23 (UNI) the Executive Director of the National Health Mission, Jharkhand, Shashi Prakash Jha, has directed all Community Health Officers (CHOs) across the state to update lists of ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a rare chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.

Dr Rajratna Waghmare, joint director of Health Services (tuberculosis and leprosy), said the spike in detected cases during the campaign reflects improved surveillance rather than a sudden surge in in ...

Despite India officially reaching elimination levels in 2005, leprosy never truly disappeared, and Maharashtra is a hotspot ...

In an instant, after a wrong turn at the bottom of a ski run, I experienced all three tragedies described above: intense ...

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is coordinating with the Bali Health Office to follow up on a leprosy case involving Indonesian ...