Leprosy patients sit on beds in Casablanca suburb

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Leprosy patients sit on beds at a medical facility in a Casablanca suburb in Morocco on Oct. 29, 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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