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MEDICINE - LEPROSY |
| “Lepers are images of God, who
loves them and has redeemed them through the blood of his Son Jesus
Christ”” |
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On the occasion of the 51st World Day of Solidarity
with Lepers, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical
Council for Pastoral Care of Health care workers and the Sick addressed
a message to Bishops delegated for Pastoral Care of Health by their
respective Bishops’ Conferences and to all engaged in the fight
against leprosy.
In the message the Cardinal mentions the work of the Church and the
support it receives from the World Health Organisation. “The
Catholic Church makes every effort to heal lepers and remove the psychological
and social barriers which they encounter”.
Referring the WHO plan to treat leprosy the President confirms what
is said by the Organisation, that this disease today, if treated at
the outset, can be controlled and cured by a robust six month therapy
with the forecast that these times will soon be shorter. Scientific
research, pharmaceutical treatment, improved hygiene and medical conditions
will eventually help to uproot this disease which has accompanied
for many years the history of humanity.
“An excellent goal which we hope will be fully achieved at least
at the centre of World Health. But in the outskirts, in those countries
affected by the pandemic how is it lived?” the Cardinal asks.
Particularly in 6 countries the main obstacle is the geographical
covering of basic health units for “polychemiotherapy”.
And in at least 4 other countries civil war causes serious damage
to health structures. This is why Cardinal Barragan has great hope
in the plan sponsored by WHO although it demands openness and intelligence
to learn and understand in local communities and the training of health
workers to face the new situation and capable of using the latest
effective therapy and at the same time mature attitudes of acceptance
towards those who still suffer today. .
Message of Card. Barragán to Bishops
delegates for health (in italian) >> |
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