Tackling leprosy in the Philippines - in pictures

World Leprosy Day on 28 January aims to raise global awareness of this debilitating, stigmatising disease and call attention to the fact that it can be prevented, treated and cured. Global health physician and photographer Dr Alexander Kumar shares images from the Philippines, where a new mobile phone-based tool is being used for earlier disease detection.

Continue reading... January 26, 2018 at 06:44PM