LEPROSY
Healing the ‘Child of Ignorance’
Collaborating with the Nippon Foundation, ASEAN recently launched a campaign to eliminate leprosy and to end the stigmatization of disease-affected people in the region. Sixty leprosy colonies still exist around Indonesia.
June 23, 2009
SUMBER Glagah village is located amid the lush green fields of Pancet subdistrict in Mojokerto regency, East Java, about two hours’ drive from Surabaya. The peaceful surroundings and people seemingly busy with routine activities betray no sign of anything out of the ordinary in the village. Upon closer inspection, however, many of the residents show symptoms of being affected by leprosy.
This is where Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Tokyobase
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