The Power of Family
Today, approximately 720 people will
be newly diagnosed with leprosy. This figure may seem paltry when
we consider that 25,000 children die every single day from
preventable causes, or that nearly 3 billion people have less than
$2 a day to survive on. But the reality is, for every one person
who is diagnosed, an entire family suffers - parents, children,
siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents - meaning that
thousands of people are affected by leprosy and its consequences
every day.
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