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Research heralds leprosy diagnosis via a smartphone
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Pioneering research is taking place which could see the world’s oldest disease diagnosed by a smartphone.
Read more‘Being a woman in a poor country presents huge challenges, but life for a leprosy-affected woman in a poor nation is shockingly tough’
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Leprosy Mission staff have extended their outreach work in a bid to get women to seek early diagnosis and treatment for the disease before they develop disabilities including blindness.
Read moreProfessor hopes new research will help overcome devastating leprosy stigma and mental illness
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Mental illness can be a lifelong consequence of experiencing the stigma and discrimination of leprosy, for millions of people worldwide.
Read moreLatest research shows women affected by leprosy receive a later diagnosis than men, causing disability and stigma
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New research by The Leprosy Mission England and Wales highlights the reasons why women are less likely to be treated promptly for leprosy and are more likely to become disabled and cast out from society than men.
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