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Don't Fear Me!

03 April 2015 00:00

Because of their disease, they became social outcasts. For centuries, people suffering from leprosy have been feared and avoided, ostracised and locked away for life. Even today, those inflicted by this crippling illness often spend years in leper colonies. This series eavesdrops on the life of patients in one specialist hospital.

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