We Visited Leprosy Colony. Because of the high infectious Disease of leprosy, no one could get close to them for pictures so they were taken from afar. We Loved and were sure to put a smile on their faces.
Do You Know?
Leprosy is an age-old disease, described in the literature of ancient civilizations. Throughout history, people afflicted have often been ostracized by their communities and families.
Although leprosy was managed differently in the past, the first breakthrough occurred in the 1940s with the development of the medicine dapsone. The duration of treatment lasted many years, often a lifetime, making compliance difficult. In the 1960s, M. leprae started to develop resistance to dapsone, the only known anti-leprosy medicine at that time. In the early 1960s, rifampicin and clofazimine were discovered and subsequently added to the treatment regimen, which was later labeled as multidrug therapy (MDT). (
Visit World Health Organization here to learn more)