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Leprosy Is Curable, but Stigma Still Shapes the Global Health Response. » The Hoima Post –

January 28, 2026 Comments Off on Leprosy Is Curable, but Stigma Still Shapes the Global Health Response. » The Hoima Post –

Leprosy Is Curable but Stigma Still Shapes the Global Health

By Amiri Wabusimba. Each year, World Leprosy Day is observed globally on the last Sunday of January and this 2026 on 25 January Uganda invited the international community to reflect on a disease that medicine has largely mastered but society has not. The 2026 theme, “Leprosy is curable; the real challenge is stigma,” captured a paradox that continues to shape …

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