Leprosy Mailing List – December 15, 2020
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 101 DECEMBER 2020
From: Takahiro NANRI, Tokyo, Japan
Dear Dr. Schreuder and Friends,
Warm greetings from Sasakawa Health Foundation/Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative in Tokyo.
In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Welcome to the Leprosy Bulletin, a new version of the newsletter that I have been publishing since 2003. Read More
ANNOUNCEMENT
Introducing the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
In April 2020, the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, The Nippon Foundation (TNF), and the Sasakawa Health Foundation (SHF) completed a two-year reorganization project to leverage knowledge, networks, and resources more effectively. Read more
INTERVIEW
New Secretariat Director aims to maintain consensus as GPZL moves forward
In October, Leprosy Bulletin interviewed Bill Gallo, the new Secretariat Director of the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL). Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he shared the way that GPZL is staying focused on zero leprosy so that both short-term needs and long-term goals can be met. Read more
NEXT GENERATION
If I don't do something, who will?
"When I was first diagnosed with leprosy in 2012, I felt my life had been destroyed and there was no hope. I thought about committing suicide," recalls Yuliati, Head of PerMaTa South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read more
REPORT
Taking responsibility for our own safety and the safety of those we serve
Artur Custodio, National Coordinator of MORHAN, describes how members of the Brazilian social movement "are learning to smile and kiss with our eyes and shake hands with our elbows" under "new normal" conditions. Read more
DATA BOX
WHO's latest global leprosy update (2019 data)
Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) receives official data on leprosy from national programs in member states worldwide. For the calendar year 2019, WHO received data from 160 countries. WHO released a report on this data in September 2020. Read more
WISH LIST
Ramesh Kumar Choudhary, who works at Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital & Services Centre in Nepal, shares his list of wishes, beginning with "a joyful society where persons affected by leprosy can participate freely." Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar series: Issues in leprosy amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In October, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative began hosting a webinar series on social, medical, and historical aspects of leprosy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Takahiro NANRI, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sasakawa Health Foundation
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Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
Sasakawa Health Foundation
Tel：81-3-6229-5377, Fax：81-33-6229-5388
email: hansen@shf.or.jp
visit our website at https://www.shf.or.jp
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