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National Hansen's Disease Museum International Leprosy …

WebVisitors come to the National Hansen’s Disease Museum to experience the story of Carville, the only national leprosarium in the United States. Since 1894, patients, doctors and …

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About this site International Leprosy Association

WebAbout this site. Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation is delighted to present this fully renovated and renamed website International Leprosy Association – …

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The United States of America International Leprosy Association

WebThe state of Massachusetts opened a state leprosarium on Penikese Island, 14 miles off New Bedford, on Nov. 18, 1905. This leprosarium would remain open for sixteen years. …

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Dr Guy H Faget International Leprosy Association

WebGuy Henry Faget (1891-1947) was an American health officer known for his role as director of the Carville leprosarium and his pioneering use of sulfanomides in leprosy treatment. …

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Molokai, Hawaii (USA)

WebEuropeans began recording leprosy in Hawaii early in the nineteenth century. The parliament introduced a bill to prohibit its spread on January 3, 1865. The legislation …

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Culion Leprosy Colony (Philippines) International Leprosy …

WebThe Leprosy Colony in Cebu ( Culion Museum and Archives) From 1936-1941, the average admissions per year to Culion shrank to only 240. By the end of 1941, there were less …

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Schieffelin Leprosy Research Centre, Karigiri, Vellore (Christian

WebIn her book A Place of Hope and Healing: The Karigiri Story, Usha Jesudasan describes how Dr Robert Cochrane, who was Principal of the Christian Medical College, at Vellore, …

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William M. Danner International Leprosy Association

WebWilliam M. Danner served as the first general secretary of the American Mission to Lepers (now The Leprosy Mission). He was appointed to this role in 1911, and served until 1937. …

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Isolation International Leprosy Association

WebThe management of leprosy has been subjected to changing ethical imperatives. What seemed to be the right thing to do in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth …

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Hospital-Colónia, Rovisco Pais International Leprosy Association

WebThe Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) (Tocha – Cantanhede, Portugal) was inaugurated on September 7 in 1947 and adopted the name of the benefactor José …

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Robert R Jacobson International Leprosy Association

WebJacobson worked at the Gillis W Long Hansen’s Disease Centre, Carville, for thirty-four years, from 1966 to 2000. He began as Chief of Medicine and in 1978 took up the …

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National Library of Medicine International Leprosy Association

WebNational Library of Medicine, Bldg 38, 1E21, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA. Go back to previous page. Each archival site holds documentary sources …

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Leprosy, Legislation and Human Rights: Changing Ethical Imperatives

WebThe management of leprosy has been subjected to changing ethical imperatives. What seemed to be the right thing to do in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth …

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Ethiopia International Leprosy Association

WebIn 1962, Dr K F Schaller, Chief of the Leprosy Control Service of Ethiopia, estimated that there were 200 000 cases of leprosy in the country. This meant there was an incidence …

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Mamiya Medical Heritage Center Archives International Leprosy

WebThe archives of the Mamiya Medical Heritage Centre (the Hawaiian Medical Library) contain records of the Board of Health and of the Board of Leper Hospitals and Settlement.

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Carville (USA) International Leprosy Association

WebCarville (USA) In 1894, five men and two women with leprosy were transported by barge to an abandoned sugar plantation, known only as Indian Camp. This site had originally …

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Hawaii State Archives International Leprosy Association

WebIn the Hawaii State Archives, the records relating to Hansen’s Disease in the Department of Health, Communicable Disease Division date from 1866-1965.

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Mayurbhanj Leprosy Home International Leprosy Association

WebEach archival site holds documentary sources on some aspect of the history of leprosy.

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Culion Museum International Leprosy Association

WebCulion is the original site of the Leonard Wood Memorial before it was transferred to its present location in Cebu. There is a rich library of materials on leprosy compiled by …

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