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Leprosy was historically widespread in Europe and hung on in some countries well into the 20th century. While today, most cases detected are ‘imported’, there remain occasional autochthonous cases in countries such as Spain and Italy on Europe’s southern boundaries. In all likelihood the disappearance of leprosy from most of Europe reflected the general improvements seen in socio economic conditions and nutrition over the last century. Most ILEP Members are headquartered in Europe and raise their funds from people and institutions who today have no experience of leprosy in their own communities and may even be unaware that it was once widespread as far north as the Arctic Circle.
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Posted on 3 August 2007 by
"It would be nice to say that Graham Greene just appeared one day in Yonda, the leprosy settlement in the Equateur Province of the then Belgian Congo where I was the doctor, stepping off the gangway of the bishop's riverboat as Querry does in A Burnt-Out Case. But Greene did not come unannounced."
Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Europe, News and Notes
Posted on 30 October 2007 by
In its 50 years' existence, GLRA has been able to ensure that 2.1 million persons with leprosy have had access to medical care.
Posted on 14 February 2008 by
The Leprosy Mission International and American Leprosy Missions are delighted to announce that they have formed a joint alliance.
Categories: Europe, Members, North and Central America, USA
Posted on 18 April 2008 by
Mrs Bénédicte de Charette has been promoted to the role of Director of Leprosy and Health Programmes by the Fondation Raoul Follereau, FRF.
Posted on 19 April 2008 by
Ms Francesca Ortali has recently been named as the Head of Projects for the Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau, AIFO.
Categories: Europe