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National Hansen's Disease Museum

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国立ハンセン病資料館

Located in Tokyo, the National Hansen's Disease Museum serves as a core facility regarding issues related to Hansen's disease. The museum works with various treatment centers to provide information on medical knowledge, the history of treatment, and the history of prejudice and discrimination faced by patients, former patients, and their families. It aims to promote understanding of the issue while providing a space for visitors to consider human rights.

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photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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