Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy — a disease that ... the disease to explain the challenges they face. The NGO also offers microcredit to patients ...

They blocked my number and refused to speak to me," said Tilahun, 46, a farmer in Ethiopia's populous Oromia region, who contracted leprosy around 10 years ago. Ethiopia, a country of some 130 ...

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects ... with the disease to explain the challenges they face. The NGO also offers microcredit to patients, most ...