Zimbabwe: Lepers struggle in worsening conditions

Life is never easy for people afflicted by leprosy, but Zimbabwe's fast deteriorating socioeconomic conditions have made it even more challenging. At the Mutemwa Leprosy Settlement in Zimbabwe's northeastern Mutoko communal lands, 90 km east of the capital, Harare, the patients are desperately in need of food, clothing and financial assistance as the centre's coffers are empty. The centre also urgently needs money for bedding, repairs and maintenance of the facilities.