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Life in a leprosy colony.

by Kate Gent (United Kingdom)

India

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Hassan, 1 years old, lies on a pavement clutching a biro in his hands. His grandfather was cast out for having leprosy, and so now his family lives beside the road in Mumbai.
Hassan, 1 years old, lies on a pavement clutching a biro in his hands. His grandfather was cast out for having leprosy, and so now his family lives beside the road in Mumbai.
Children play on makeshift swings under a motorway in Mumbai, India. They often get moved on by the police. There is nowhere else to go as the stigma of leprosy still traps families, young and old, into a life on the streets.
Children play on makeshift swings under a motorway in Mumbai, India. They often get moved on by the police. There is nowhere else to go as the stigma of leprosy still traps families, young and old, into a life on the streets.
An elderly man shows the effects of a late diagnosis of leprosy: clawed hands and numb feet at risk from the slightest of wounds. He dreams of a different future for the children.
An elderly man shows the effects of a late diagnosis of leprosy: clawed hands and numb feet at risk from the slightest of wounds. He dreams of a different future for the children.
Sanjay, 2, holds tightly to his aunt. In some areas of India progress has been made to raise awareness of leprosy; his family refuse to give up hope that the disease will be defeated.
Sanjay, 2, holds tightly to his aunt. In some areas of India progress has been made to raise awareness of leprosy; his family refuse to give up hope that the disease will be defeated.
Parvarti checking her son for early signs of leprosy, after a bucket bath. She says she wants him to grow up healthy and go to school.
Parvarti checking her son for early signs of leprosy, after a bucket bath. She says she wants him to grow up healthy and go to school.

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