Please don’t let us die; we are also part of society – Inmates of Minna Leprosarium

Persons affected by leprosy live miserable life. They are abandoned by family and government thinks it owes them nothing. Everyone keeps them at an arm’s length because of the fear that leprosy is infectious and incurable.

But just like many other deadly diseases, leprosy is now curable, especially when detected early as can be seen in Minna Leprosarium, which has been in existence for over 50 years taking care of people suffering from the disease from all over the country. But the once thriving centre has become a shadow of itself.

When Sunday Vanguard visited the leprosarium recently, the inmates’ story remained as pathetic as it used to be. There were only eight inmates – four males and four females.

It was learnt that the food contractor engaged by the state government to supply food to the inmates had stopped doing so because he was being owed.

Vanguard, October 28, 2018

 

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