Coming in from the cold

The stigma surrounding leprosy is fading in China as the public gains greater knowledge and understanding of the disease. However, many challenges still remain, as Erik Nilsson and Yan Yiqi report from Deqing, Zhejiang province.

When Xu Xiaotong was 11, his neighbor urged other villagers to set him on fire - just because the boy tried to go to school.

"I was eager to study like the other kids, but ..." Xu, now 69, said, recalling the incident.