Hidden Lives
This podcast contains stories of people we've met during our work with The Leprosy Mission.
The Leprosy Mission Australia works with people with leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases and disabilities. They are often the most marginalised, vulnerable and hidden from the rest of society. We run health improvement projects, often in rural and remote villages where we get to meet many people who have amazing life experiences to share.
Yes, leprosy is still a thing but it doesn't have to be.
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Hidden Lives
14 - Home...is where?
'I heard that they give free food and let you stay for free at Anandaban Hospital. You should just stay there. Don’t come back home, it bothers all of us and you no longer have a place here.'
This was a conversation Leprosy Mission staff overheard between Sultan and his family. Home is often where your family and loved ones are, but what happens when they no longer want you because you have leprosy?
Multiple misdiagnoses, a toe falling off from infections and a fearful community has left Sultan without a place to call home.
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