A Mother’s Pain
Deserted by her two surviving children out of 6 (four males and two females), Ma Ige Buba is a 60 year old woman from Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State who was recently diagnosed of leprosy. When the staff…
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2018 Annual Country Learning.
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria held her 2018 Annual Country learning (ACL) workshop from 6th to 9th of November, 2018. The four-day workshop had over 34 participants comprising of staff of TLM Nigeria, partners from TLM Sweden, TLM Australia, TLM England…
2019 World Leprosy Day Celebration.
Despite the global efforts to repeal laws that discriminate against those affected, leprosy has become a metaphor for stigma. People affected by leprosy and those living with leprosy-related disabilities in Nigeria are ostracized, forced to leave their homes, pushed to…