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<\/a>A colour lithograph by Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh (also known as the Indian Leprosy Association) from the 1950s demonstrating Leprosy\u2019s intersection with all races, classes, and religions in India. Wellcome Library, London. In\u00a0Leprosy: A Short History<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n World Leprosy Day (WLD)<\/a> is celebrated on the last Sunday of January.\u00a0This international day is an opportunity to celebrate people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness of the disease, and call for an end to leprosy-related stigma and discrimination.<\/p>\n HCS-Manguinhos\u00a0has published numerous articles, blog posts, and reviews about the disease. Topics and approaches include\u00a0philanthropy and welfare concerning leprosy in Brazil, leprosy in colonial contexts, antileprosy campaign strategies, its impact on society, Hansen’s disease in the Amazon region and much more.<\/p>\n See the articles:<\/p>\n Women involved in Brazil\u2019s health policy on leprosy<\/a>\u00a0Francieli Lunelli Santos and Jos\u00e9 Augusto Leandro examine the family profiles of women holding key decision-making positions in health policy concerning leprosy from the mid-1920s to the late 1940s.<\/p>\n Leprosy and segregation in colonial Mozambique<\/a>\u00a0The paper indicates the different views on leprosy between locals, doctors and missionaries.<\/p>\n The anti-leprosy campaign in Colombia, 1920-1940<\/a>\u00a0The article discusses the replacement of the segregation approach by a more general public health strategy.<\/p>\n Leprosy: a short history<\/a>\u00a0The Centre for Global Health Histories publication examines leprosy\u2019s impact on society from the medieval period up to the present day.<\/p>\n Fiocruz hosts international events on global health, ethics and leprosy<\/a><\/p>\n V. 10 \u2022 supplement 1 \u2022 2003 \u2013 Leprosy: a Long History of Stigma<\/a><\/p>\n Historia oral de los enfermos de Hansen en Colombia<\/a>\u00a0Este art\u00edculo resalta la resignificaci\u00f3n del concepto de enfermedad a partir de las vivencias de los enfermos.<\/p>\n Vida de leprosa: testimonio de una mujer viviendo con la enfermedad de Hansen en la Amazon\u00eda peruana, 1947<\/a>\u00a0El testimonio narra el deterioro del cuerpo, el estigma y la segregaci\u00f3n compulsiva, as\u00ed como la esperanza de una vida mejor.<\/p>\n Hansen\u2019s disease in the Amazon Region<\/a>\u00a0This article systematized the information on the history of Hansen\u2019s disease, the public institutions and policies that addressed this disease in Amazonas.<\/p>\n El viaje de El Comercio a un leprosorio en 1960<\/a>\u00a0Este especial cuenta la historia de una misi\u00f3n de periodistas de El Comercio al leprosorio de San Pablo en la Amazonia peruana. Lea el reportaje y los art\u00edculos sobre lepra de HCS-Manguinhos.<\/p>\n