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Pain of leprosy patients as treatment center is shut

By Mactilda Mbenywe | Dec. 21, 2020
Angeline Awino 70, a leprosy patient, at her home in Budalang'i. [Mactilda Mbenywe, Standard]

When Angeline Awino visited Alupe Hospital in Busia for her routine leprosy medication in April, she was told the facility was only responding to Covid-19 cases.

She visited a nearby dispensary and was given painkillers.

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