cover image: Der var 3 mio. spedalske i Indien i 1980erne. En fjerdedel af dem var børn. Der var flest drenge, der blev ramt af spedalskhed. Måske fordi de færdedes mere i samfundet, og derfor havde større risiko for at blive smittet. Børnene gik helt normalt i skole, mens de fik behandling. Det var en del af revalideringen There were 3 million lepers in India in the 1980s. A quarter of them werre children. Most of th

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Der var 3 mio. spedalske i Indien i 1980erne. En fjerdedel af dem var børn. Der var flest drenge, der blev ramt af spedalskhed. Måske fordi de færdedes mere i samfundet, og derfor havde større risiko for at blive smittet. Børnene gik helt normalt i skole, mens de fik behandling. Det var en del af revalideringen There were 3 million lepers in India in the 1980s. A quarter of them werre children. Most of th

There were 3 million lepers in India in the 1980s. A quarter of them werre children. Most of them were boys. Perhaps because they were more out in society and therefore at greater risk of becoming infected. The children attended normal school while receiving treatment. it was part of rehabilitation
danish missionary society det danske missionsselskab dms danmission hospital sundhed hospital health vadathorasalur sydindien lepers spedalske mission til spedalske dias00327
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-92532
Format
Photographs
Place Discussed
Asia Indien Syd India, South Indien India Tamil Nadu Vadathorasalur
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
imp-dan-DM_00332.jpg
Rights
CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/df971dd84a785577ff4d3d4561e95fc8