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Fwd: Global Project on the History of Leprosy




As members of the Global Project on the History of Leprosy, we are delighted to see it mentioned on your discussion group. We would like to draw the group's attention to a change in URL http://www.leprosyhistory.org

In addition, readers might be interested to know that there is a treatment for the disease.

Since the 1980s, multidrug therapy, has led to an 89% reduction of leprosy over fifteen years. This treatment is extremely effective and is made available through the WHO, free of charge.

It is imperative that people with the disease seek treatment without delay in order to minimise any nerve damage that may occur.

The purpose of our website and database is to provide researchers with information on the location and content of leprosy archives around the world. Our aim is to document the existence of primary resources that will make it possible to tell the story of the battle both against the disease and also against the stigma that has been associated with it.

Many thanks
Kind regards

Jo Robertson and Debbie Emmitt

Dr Jo Robertson (Research Officer)
Oxford University
ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine
45-47 Banbury Road
Oxford, OX2 6PE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1865 284628 Fax: +44 01865 274605