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Several years ago beside the sea in a remote part of Crete I received a text message from Victoria Hislop who was location scouting for a TV series of her dramatic novel, The Island. We met half-an-hour’s drive away in a village taverna with her film director Theo Papadoulakis. 18 months later The Island (To...
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    Every two minutes, one more person is diagnosed and starts treatment for leprosy. It’s curable but many people who are not diagnosed early are permanently disabled and they may be shunned by their families and communities. Lepra is an international charity fighting disease, poverty and prejudice. Working in India and Bangladesh, they focus...
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Lepra are an international charity fighting disease, poverty and prejudice through community focused health programmes. Last year they changed the lives of over 400,000 people and provided health education for a further 900,000.  Lepra work with people who are living on the margins of society and in anticipation for our event with Lepra and Victoria...
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