International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

  • International Leprosy Association -
    History of Leprosy

    Database

    Liteta Leper Invalid Compound

    Location

    Category Leprosarium
    Country Northern Rhodesia
    Address Liteta
    Current Address Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

    Notes

    A list of leprosaria in Northern Rhodesia from 1961 reported that 100 patients were under treatment at the Liteta Settlement. Dr E James Currant, "Leprosy institutions in Northern Rhodesia", International Journal of Leprosy, 29 (1961): 366-7.

    This may be the same Liteta settlement that was later called the Invalid Compound.

    The Invalid Compound has recently been improved and is in the process of being moved to a new site. In 2002, Kathleen Harding received an MBE for her work on improving conditions for the patients.

    Web links (the ILA is not responsible for the content of external web sites):

    'Liteta lepers cry out'The Times of Zambia , [n.d.].
    L. Grainger, 'The lepers' friend', Saga Magazine, [n.d.].

    Entry created on 15 September, 2006.

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