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A case of stigma in an urban metropolis in India. What new tools should be used?

Abstract

We present here a report from Kolkata, India, which illustrates the persisting deeply anchored roots of stigma in leprosy and our failure to make a significant change in the situation. Kolkata is a metropolitan city in West Bengal, which is one of the states with a persisting leprosy problem (10 321 new cases were detected in 2010–2011). It is the third most populous metropolitan urban area in India, where many people live in slums and shanty towns scattered through the city.

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Type
Journal Article
Author
John A
Raju
Rao P S