Mother Teresa, the saint who fought against stigma of leprosy

She established a number of mobile leper clinics as early as September 1957

Anti-Leprosy Day: Leprosy elimination needs a final push

Recent developments give us hope that legal reforms are on the anvil, but it also needs a huge overhaul of mindset and notions to make those …

Why leprosy has resurfaced in India

The decision to declare the disease as eliminated in India in 2005, was a major mistake in the fight against it

‘Focus of leprosy control programmes has to shift to address new challenges’

Yohei Sasakawa, chairperson of the non-profit The Nippon Foundation and also the World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador for leprosy …

Did you know leprosy patients can be detained for unspecified periods?

A new Bill will amend all laws that discriminate against leprosy patients, but the list is long

At least 20,000 hidden cases of leprosy identified in less than a month

The leprosy drives aim at covering all districts in high-burden states with a prevalence rate of over one leprosy case in a population of 10,000

Drug resistance in leprosy

Drug resistance in leprosy is increasing which is definitely not a good sign in post elimination phase of leprosy in the country.The drug …

BRAZIL

Scientists find how a gene causes Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy

Enhanced inflammatory reaction to viral and bacterial infection could be key

India develops world’s first vaccine exclusively for leprosy

The ‘immunotherapeutic’ vaccine for leprosy harnesses the ability of body’s immune system to combat infection

Credits controversy

Two institutes are at logger0eads over who deserves the credit for an antieprosy vaccine

MONEYMAKERS

Simply put: Diseased India

Call to fight leprosy

Law commission report demands more rights for persons affected by leprosy

The report, sent to the law ministry, also contains a draft law with provisions to eliminate discrimination

Leprosy, scabies and yaws — Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention

Stigma & absenteeism associated with skin diseases should encourage health authorities make the treatment of these diseases free of charge

The best of Indian science

In this and the following issue, DOWN TO EARTH presents a review of India's ten best scientific research projects. The selection is based on the …

Genetically branded

Scuttling scabs

The days when the word leper was almost an invective, and the disease itself considered a scourge, are over. Patients, voluntary workers and …

Leprosy looms

Latest survey dismisses government’s claims of disease elimination  

In court

India’s neglected tropical diseases

India experiences the world’s largest burden of at least 11 major non-communicable diseases

Power for the future

The Institute of Plasma Research in Gujarat is working to make power generation from nuclear fusion a reality.

Molecules made to order

Restructuring molecules for specific purposes -- be it symmetry of design or to develop medicinal drugs -- has come of age in India.

Speeding up in the fast lane

India's largest particle accelerator installed in Delhi is a boon for scientists studying the behaviour of particles at high speeds.