YANGON, Myanmar ― Su Myant Sandar was 17 when she first noticed a red patch on her cheek. An ancient disease, leprosy causes skin lesions and nerve damage and can lead to severe disfigurement and disability. By the time the lesions spread across her body, Su Myant Sandar was out of a job and isolated from her friends. Her family decided to send her to the Myitta leprosy asylum, two hours away from Yangon. Lettyar Tun Su Myant Sandar at the Myitta asylum, where she is receiving treatment to cure her leprosy.

Source: Huffington Post April 25, 2017 09:00 UTC