Sudarson (12) and Narayan (6) are being looked over by their surrogate mother.
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Nepal: Ancient Diseases Continue To Prevail
Photojournalist Morten Svenningsen visited some of the people affected by leprosy and other diseases, including polio, who receive care at The Shanti Sewa Griha home and treatment center for leprosy patients in Kathmandu, Nepal.
As Svenningsen explains, "Leprosy in Nepal still affects thousands of people and is closely related to the widespread poverty the country faces. Insufficient diet, contaminated water and generally poor living conditions are among the contributing factors to its prevalence and new cases of leprosy emerge on a daily basis."
Further, he observes, "To add insult to injury, the age-old social stigma lingers in many of the country’s rural areas. Ignorance, fear and superstition result in leprosy patients becoming social outcasts, confined to beggary and sometimes even stoned to death by fellow villagers."
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Nepal: Ancient Diseases Continue To Prevail
Photojournalist Morten Svenningsen visited some of the people affected by leprosy and other diseases, including polio, who receive care at The Shanti Sewa Griha home and treatment center for leprosy patients in Kathmandu, Nepal.
As Svenningsen explains, "Leprosy in Nepal still affects thousands of people and is closely related to the widespread poverty the country faces. Insufficient diet, contaminated water and generally poor living conditions are among the contributing factors to its prevalence and new cases of leprosy emerge on a daily basis."
Further, he observes, "To add insult to injury, the age-old social stigma lingers in many of the country’s rural areas. Ignorance, fear and superstition result in leprosy patients becoming social outcasts, confined to beggary and sometimes even stoned to death by fellow villagers."
To learn more about this age old scourge please view Nepal: Ancient Diseases Continue To Prevail as viewed through photojournalist Morten Svenningsen's lens.
Please Visit Us and see another feature story by Morten Svenningsen or visit his photoblog.
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far and subscribe to our continually updated new features page too!
NOTE: Gaia Photos now has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you are using Facebook, you can sign up and you'll get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
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