Art Used to Fight Stigma Attached to Leprosy: Modern Drugs Can Halt Infection

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ECUMENICAL NEWS INTERNATIONAL

New Delhi

Combating the stigma of leprosy is as important as fighting the disease, says a Christian organization in India which is trying a new form of therapy for those living with an infectious disease that has afflicted humankind for millennia.

"Leprosy-affected people are often treated as useless people to be banished from the society," said Harold Williams, communications officer of The Leprosy Mission (TLM) India.

However, a pilot art workshop held here for people with leprosy and their families has demonstrated that people living with leprosy "can be as creative as others," Mr. Williams said.

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