Culion leper colony

Culion
Former leper colony
Interactive map of Culion
CountryPhilippines
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityCoron (until 1992)
Culion (after 1992)

The Culion leper colony is a former leprosarium located on Culion, an island in the Palawan province of the Philippines. It was established by the U.S. government in order to rid leprosy from the Philippine Islands through the only method known at the time: isolating all existing cases and gradually phasing out the disease from the population. In addition to segregating the disease from the rest of the population, the island was later established in order to offer a better opportunity for people afflicted with leprosy to receive adequate care and modern treatments.

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