Leprosy Communities & Hospitals – India – Edge of Humanity Magazine

Documentary Photographer Hassan Nezamian is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Leprozy‘. To see Hassan’s gallery of projects click on any image.

Purulia Hospital, Purulia, India, Aug 2014

Koruna is name of a project that is based on mobile clinic for treatment of people who is effected by leprosy in Mumbai's slams, India, Aug 2014 — Koruna is a mobile clinic project that treats people who is affected by leprosy in the slams of Mumbai, India, Aug 2014

Despite India becoming an increasingly prosperous country, there remains a huge gulf between rich and poor with 500 million people – a third of the world’s poor – living in Indian slums. Leprosy is a disease of poverty and more than half of new leprosy cases globally each year are diagnosed in India.

Champa hospital provide health care for people who is effected by leprosy in Champa, India, Aug 2014 — Champa hospital provide health care for people who is affected by leprosy in Champa, India, Aug 2014

Old house that provides care for elderly leprosy patients in Bankura, India — Bankura Snehalaya, Leprosy Mission
Provides care for elderly leprosy patients in Bankura, India

Champa Hospital, Champa, India, Aug 2014

If left untreated, leprosy can lead to terrible disabilities and blindness. Stigma surrounding leprosy remains rife in parts of India with people affected by leprosy frequently cast out by their family, friends, employers and community. Even the beggars in India regularly shun those displaying leprosy-caused disabilities.