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"For
many of the men and women affected by leprosy, simply overcoming the infection
is not sufficient to allow a straightforward return to their previous lifestyle.
The cure for leprosy remains incomplete until the people affected regain the
social and economic status that allows a dignified life.” Dr.
P.K. Gopal, India, IDEA‘s President for International Relations
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| Inside the room of the Precious Etuokwu at Ossiomo Settlement, plans are made for Cecilia Osaghae (far right) to start fishing trading. This very enterprising middle-aged mother of seven is highly motivated and now selling her eighth supply of fish. She no longer goes to the road to beg and has opened a savings account for herself in a nearby bank. Uche 'M Ekekezie, IDEA's Coordinator for Nigeria, is in the center of the photograph with a child in her lap. | |
