Julia Ramirez (L), a 74-year-old leprosy affected woman, sits on her bed at the isolated village of Nigua in the Leprocomio (Leprosy hospital), south of Santo Domingo July 9, 2012. More than 300 lepers and recovered lepers live, with the government's support, in the isolated village founded by Catholic nuns 90 years ago. Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)