Readers will be encouraged and inspired by the remarkable impact of this medical pioneer in the field of leprosy and by her vision for God. Her work in medicine and rehabilitation has literally touched the lives of millions, and her quiet, humble leanings upon her Lord and Savior has touched perhaps even more lives. Through this unique biography/autobiography, we have, for the first time, a look at the personal life and world-renown work of this great medical pioneer.
The people at the centre of this book are seeing their right to define their identities in relation to a particular disease and to gain certain advantages from those identities being slowly but forcefully eroded.
Return to Lepers' Isle, 1992-1995
Retained on Lepers' Isle, 1995-1997
"Yohei Sasakawa's introductory pages to more than 90 issues of the WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Newsletter for the Elimination of Leprosy ... and 20 articles on anti-leprosy themes that Sasakawa issued through the HuffPost"--Publisher's ...
Leprosy: A Reference Guide For Medical Practitioners, Programme Managers And Leprosy Workers
This book offers a compelling account of the two-pronged fight against both leprosy and the discrimination that comes with it.
To Light a Candle and Keep it Burning: Reminiscences and Reflections of Dr Ruth Pfau
'Comparable to Tolkien at his best' WASHINGTON POST Returning millions of readers to the Land and continuing the epic story of the anti-hero fated to be its saviour, THE SECOND CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT secured Stephen Donaldson's ...
The Way Home: The Isolated Emotional World of Former Leprosy Patients and Their Descendants
Peel Island, Paradise Or Prison?