The Untouchable Leprosy Patients
40 to 50% Survive by Begging in Streets or Roadside, and Some Who Are Fortunate Enough Take Shelter in Missionaries and NGO Run Homes
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Nearly 90% of 5 million prevailing leprosy patients in India are neglected by their own families and society.
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40 to 50% survive by begging in streets or roadside, and some who are fortunate enough take shelter in missionaries and NGO run homes.
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Lack of information about leprosy cure and absence of hospitals in rural villages many are deprived of proper medications.
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Their own families and communities hesitate to accept them in a fear, contact would infect them too.
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Some cases are unreported in initial stage to avoid discarded by community. when untreated for long time is incurable.
To Donate this missionary, contact:-
Missionaries of Charity
Prem Nagar Leprosy Center,
Tahirpur, Seemapuri,
Delhi - 110095
Phone: +911122580226
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