People's Republic of China中華人民共和国

中国は1998年にWHO（世界保健機関）が定めたハンセン病患者が国レベルで人口1万人あたり1人未満という制圧目標を達成したものの、患者の隔離治療施設「ハンセン病村」が現在も全国で600以上残る。広東省・仏山市の高明譚山康復村では回復者と学生が家族のように交わる学生のワークキャンプが行われていた。交流を通じて社会に残る偏見や差別を減らす取り組みのひとつ。

Although China achieved the elimination of leprosy as a public health problem (defined by the WHO as a prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 people) in 1998, there remain over 600 leprosy "recovery villages" in the country. At a student work camp in a village in Foshan city, Guangdong Province in 2009, villagers and students are like one big family. Such exchanges are one approach to reducing the stigma and discrimination that continue to exist in society.