01125nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002100054653001000075100001700085700001700102245008100119300001200200490000700212520072200219022001400941       2018                            d10aleprosy10aAdam Wiśniewski10aIndia1 aGrzybowski A1 aCharzewski K00aFather Adam Wiśniewski, MD, and his work for lepromatous patients in India.  a779-7840 v363 a<p>Father Adam Wiśniewski (1913-1987), who was a Pallottine and a medical doctor with specialization in tropical diseases, devoted his life to helping and curing leprosy patients in India. His life proved difficult and varied. He began his medical studies during World War II in occupied Warsaw. What is more, he participated in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, for which he later received the Cross of Valour, one of the highest Polish commendations. He learned about leprosy in France and then moved to India to use his medical knowledge to treat lepers and stop the spread of the disease. He created a center for the impoverished at Jeevodaya, India, which is still serves as a refuge for patients with leprosy.</p>
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