A'er Ku'kemo, a 60-year-old leper from the Yi ethnic minority, waits for medical treatment with her grandchild in Dayingpan Village in Yuexi County, Sichuan province December 17, 2007. Dayingpan Village, known by locals in the surrounding area as "ghost village", used to be the place of exile for lepers, and is now home to around 80 families, including 105 residents still suffering from the disease, local media reported. Picture taken December 17, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)