A leprosy inspector checks a patient at Yangon General Hospital’s special skin clinic on October 25. (Moe Thaw Dar Swe | Frontier)

‘Almost dead’: Leprosy patients languish in Myanmar

Leprosy patients have been left in limbo by the post-coup healthcare collapse, and experts say an apparent decrease in numbers reflects dwindling state capacity, not fewer patients.

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