Cured but never welcomed back: the leprosy survivors who made a hospital their home

Many beat the disease. The stigma never left.

Inside Karachi’s 130-year-old Manghopir Leprosy Hospital, former leprosy patients have spent decades building lives together after being rejected by families and communities. Some have lived here for more than 40 years, turning the hospital into a home where they’ve shared every Eid, loss, and milestone.

Watch Shayan Saleem’s special report from one of Karachi’s most overlooked communities.