4501 x 2917 px | 38,1 x 24,7 cm | 15 x 9,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
17. Dezember 2017
Weitere Informationen:
ANESVAD, Spanish NGO, had one of its Projects in the country in the colony of Prata, but bureaucratic problems with the Brazilian government it couldn’t materialize. That government has stated that it will take charge of the rehabilitation of the “abrigos” of the colony. Leprosy is possibly one of the oldest diseases known to mankind. It is also one that causes great stigmatization and marginalization of those who are affected by it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pockets of high leprosy rates remain in some areas of Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal and the United Republic of Tanzania. India has the greatest incidence of leprosy, with 133, 717 new cases in 2009; followed by Brazil, with 37, 610 new cases in 2009. In Latin America and the Caribbean, leprosy is no longer a public health problem, except for in Brazil. The Brazilian government is working tirelessly to combat leprosy and to empower those who are currently affected. Because of this, Brazil is close to eliminating leprosy as a public health problem, which is defined as less than 1 case per 10, 000 people.
