01493nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260002300042653001200065653002100077653001000098653002400108653001500132653002000147653002300167653001300190653002100203100001600224245007800240300000900318520091100327022002501238       2023                            d  bInforma UK Limited10aHistory10aCultural Studies10aBELRA10acolonial government10aLeprosaria10aLeprosy control10aleprosy settlement10amissions10aNorthern Nigeria1 aShekarau RL00aA Critique of Leprosy Control Approaches in Northern Nigeria, 1900–1965  a1-193 a<p>The article examines two collaborative approaches to control leprosy in northern Nigeria. In the first approach, the colonial government and the Native Authorities (NA) established leprosy settlements under the supervision of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association (BELRA). The second approach involved the missions and the NA, which led to the establishment of provincial leprosaria in northern Nigeria. The article uses primary and secondary data which show that the first approach involving BELRA failed to provide the required result until the establishment of leprosaria in provinces of northern Nigeria. The second partnership, which involved the missions and the NA setting up leprosaria, supervised by the colonial administration, provided a holistic approach to controlling and managing the infection, deformity, and stigma related to the disease through the provincial leprosaria.</p>
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