Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.
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Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.
Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.
Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.
Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.
Partners In Leprosy Action (PILA) was piloted in 2006 under the Philippine Leprosy Mission, a NGO where I devote my extension work as UP faculty.
Ako si Dazelle …sana huwag kayo lumayo kahit malaman nyo na nagkasakit ako ng leprosy. Noong una kong makita ang mga namumuting marka sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng aking katawan, kinabahan ako at nagpunta ako agad sa dermatologist. Agad naman akong pina-biopsy ng doctor at nakita na positibo ako sa sa sakit na leprosy. Mula noon […]
Contributor: Pearl Weena Sabido, MD Juan, a pedicab driver, was diagnosed with leprosy (Hansen’s disease). He has since lost his home, been abandoned by his wife, and even had his own parents turn their backs on him. It began as a reddish, numb swelling on the top of his left foot which soon worsened until […]
Dear Friends, Let me tell you something about myself. I look unusual with dark patches on my face. My skin looks dark and reddish but, despite my physical appearance, my friends say that my smile and my laughter bring light to the room. Right now, I feel grateful that I am alive and free…BUT that […]
Baby, now aged 47, proudly claims to be one of the very first members of the Hansen’s Club of Philippine General Hospital, having been stricken with leprosy back in February 1997. She recalls how she was diagnosed with the disease, which began as a reddish, elevated spot on her arm. Mistaking it for a […]
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