Card. Turkson: Beat Leprosy
VATICAN CITY: Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson released a message on January 31, Sunday to mark the the 68th World Day for Leprosy Sufferers (Hansen's Disease). The theme of the message, "Beat Leprosy”, wants to affirm that "leprosy is treatable, that the human encounter can eliminate stigma and that mental well-being is an essential part of integral health". According to data from the World Health Organization, in 2020 there were 200,000 new leprosy sufferers in the world, but "millions of people live with some form of disability as a result of leprosy". The Prefect of the Dicastery for In...
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