Leprosy patients suffering in Mideast, Africa

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - A medical facility for leprosy patients stands in Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Nov. 16, 2014. In the Middle East and North Africa, people with the disease, also known as Hansen's disease, continue to suffer from insufficient medical care and social discrimination.

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