FW: Ref.: (LML) InfoNTD Monthly Overview Of The Latest Cross-Cutting NTD Publications - February, 202

 

 

Leprosy Mailing List – February 26,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) InfoNTD Monthly Overview Of The Latest Cross-Cutting NTD Publications - February, 202

From:  Roos Geutjes, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Dear colleagues, 

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Mwele Malecela. Although I did not know her personally, I have heard her speak several times in meetings and was always very impressed and inspired by her. Looking at all the Tweets and blogs that were written about her in these past weeks, I can only imagine how many lives she has touched and how many people will miss her leadership and her presence as an amazing human being. Thank you for all that you have done Dr. Mwele. We will make sure to continue to work on beating NTDs. 

Enjoy reading the selection of the latest NTD publications that are listed below. We offer free full text delivery services. Feel free to contact us to receive the full-text versions if these cannot be found through the InfoNTD portal. We will also gladly support you with literature searches. 

Warm regards,
Roos Geutjes

InfoNTD Coordinator
www.InfoNTD.org
info@InfoNTD.org
 

 

 

 

 

Practical materials

 

 

Delivering eye health promotion: why and how
Aghaji A, Gilbert C. Community Eye Health Journal. 2022.
Link to: Education activity pack  
 

Eradiction of Yaws - Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation
World Health Organization. World Health Organization. 2022.

 

WHO GUIDELINE on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis
World Health Organization. World Health Organization. 2022
 

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals - One Health: Approach for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
World Health Organization. World Health Organization. 2022. 
 

Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People Living With Neglected Tropical Diseases Through Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology
World Health Organization. 2021
 

WHO Online Courses - NTDs

• Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: training of health workers on skin-NTDs
• Supply chain management of NTD health products for NTD programmes
• Tropical Dermatology: a syndrome-based approach
• Visceral leishmaniasis East Africa
• Leprosy: training of health workers on skin-NTDs

 

 

 

 

 

NTDs & COVID-19

 

 

Schistosomiasis outbreak during COVID-19 pandemic in Takum, Northeast Nigeria: Analysis of infection status and associated risk factors
Olamiju F, Nebe OJ, Mogaji H, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2022; 17 (1) : e0262524.

 

COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana
Ahorlu CS, Okyere D, Pi-Bansa S, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022.

 

The status of neglected tropical diseases amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Current evidence and recommendations
Akinokun RT, Ilesanmi EB, Adebisi YA, et al. Maad Rayan Publishing Company. Health Promotion Perspectives. 2021; 11 (4) : 430-433.
 

Ivermectin for COVID-19: Addressing Potential Bias and Medical Fraud
Hill A, Mirchandani M, Pilkington V. Oxford University Press (OUP). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022.
 

 

 

 

 

Other new publications

 

 

World NTD Day 2022 and a new Kigali Declaration to galvanise commitment to end neglected tropical diseases
Elphick-Pooley T, Engels D, Uniting to Combat NTDs . Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2022.
 

Uche Amazigo: neglected tropical diseases in the pandemic
Azevedo Soares A. WHO Press. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2022; 100 (02) : 96-97. 
 

Neglected Disdb: A Broad Internet Framework for Gathering And Analysing Data From Neglected Diseases
Paritala V, Reddy R, Kalva S. Journal of Applied Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. 2022.
 

Geostatistical modelling enables efficient safety assessment for mass drug administration with ivermectin in Loa loa endemic areas through a combined antibody and LoaScope testing strategy for elimination of onchocerciasis
Johnson O, Giorgi E, Fronterre C, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (2) : e0010189.
 

Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Programme Review Group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. World Health Organization. 2022.
 

Supermicrosurgical treatment for lymphedema: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol
Will PA, Wan Z, Seide SE, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Systematic Reviews. 2022.
 

Shifting the dynamics: implementation of locally driven, mixed-methods modelling to inform schistosomiasis control and elimination activities
Fergus CA, Ozunga B, Okumu N, et al. BMJ. BMJ Global Health. 2022; 7 (2) : e007113.
 

Recommendations for an Optimal Model of integrated case detection, referral, and confirmation of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A case study in Bong County, Liberia
Godwin-Akpan TG, Chowdhury S, Rogers EJ, et al. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 2022.
 

Effectiveness of community-based burden estimation to achieve elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a comparative cross-sectional investigation in Côte d'Ivoire
Simpson H, Konan DO, Brahima K, et al. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 2022.
 

An observational assessment of the safety of mass drug administration for trachoma in Ethiopian children
Ciciriello AM, Addiss DG, Teferi T, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022.
 

A resilience building collaboration: A social identity empowerment approach to trauma management in leprosy-affected communities.
Jay S, Winterburn M, Jha K, et al. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy. 2022.
 

Cultural adaptation of psychological interventions for people with mental disorders delivered by lay health workers in Africa: scoping review and expert consultation
Mabunda D, Oliveira D, Sidat M, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2022.
 

Implementation of mHealth Interventions for Public Healthcare in East Africa
Ndayizigamiye P. IGI Global. Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration. 2022.
 

We love orthodox medicine but still use our 'Elewe omo': Utilization of traditional healers among women in an urban community in Nigeria
Goodman O, Adejoh S, Adeniran A, et al. Medknow. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022; 11 (1) : 215. 
 

Determining target populations for leprosy prophylactic interventions: a hotspot analysis in Indonesia.
Taal A, Blok D, Handito A, et al. BMC infectious diseases. 2022; 22 (1) : 131. 
 

Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
Jacobson J, Pantelias A, Williamson M, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Reproductive Health. 2022.
 

Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recently published literature (2016–2020)
Shams M, Khazaei S, Ghasemi E, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2022.
 

Blog – Unfinished Business: Human Rights and the Future of NTD Control and Elimination
Amon J, Addiss D. The Task Force for Global Health. 2022.
 

Snakebite envenoming: a hidden health crisis.
Basnyat B, Shilpakar O. The Lancet. Global health. 2022; 10 (3) : e311-e312. 
 

 

 

Reimagining leprosy elimination with AI analysis of a combination of skin lesion images with demographic and clinical data
Barbieri RR, Xu Y, Setian L, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 2022.
 

Determining the optimal strategies to achieve elimination of transmission for Schistosoma mansoni
Kura K, Ayabina D, Hollingsworth TD, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Parasites & Vectors. 2022.
 

Community views on mass drug administration for filariasis: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Taylor M, Thomas R, Oliver S, et al. Wiley. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022.
 

Vietnam: Neglected tropical diseases in an emerging and accelerating economy
Pham K, Hotez PJ, Jex AR. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (2) : e0010140. 
 

Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study
Searle K, Blashki G, Kakuma R, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2022.
 

Exploring the Intersection of Sanitation, Hygiene, Water, and Health in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Tanzania
Barasa V, Waldman L. Institute of Development Studies (IDS). 2022.
 

Challenges to Scaling up Mhealth in Ghana. A Framework for Assessing the Health System
Gyamfi NK, Dayie R, Asiedu EK. NeuroQuantology Journal. Webology. 2022; 19 (1) : 458-479.
 

Navigating the way to onchocerciasis elimination: the feasibility and cost of onchocerciasis elimination mapping
Hamill L, Trotignon G, MacKenzie C, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). International Health. 2022.
 

Parasites causing cutaneous wounds: Theory and practice from a dermatological point of view
Oranges T, Veraldi S, Granieri G, et al. Elsevier BV. Acta Tropica. 2022.
 

Village health worker motivation for better performance in a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria: A realist evaluation
Mbachu C, Etiaba E, Ebenso B, et al. SAGE Publications. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2022.
 

Picturing health: Buruli ulcer in Ghana
Kumar A, Preston N, Phillips R. Elsevier BV. The Lancet. 2022.
 

Assessment of the effect of snakebite on health and socioeconomic factors using a One Health perspective in the Terai region of Nepal: a cross-sectional study.
Martins S, Bolon I, Alcoba G, et al. The Lancet. Global health. 2022; 10 (3) : e409-e415. 
 

Informed Consent among Hansen's Disease Patients – A Nigerian Perspective
Meka I, Meka A, Ekeke N, et al. Afr. J. Health Sci.. 2021.
 

Leishmaniasis in Cameroon and neighboring countries: An overview of current status and control challenges
Ngouateu OB, Dondji B. Elsevier BV. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 2022.
 

Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up "One Health" research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Mubemba B, Mburu MM, Changula K, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (2) : e0010193. 
 

Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial
Tavul L, Laman M, Howard C, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (2) : e0010096. 
 

A conceptual model for understanding the zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission risk in the Moroccan pre-Saharan area
Karmaoui A, Sereno D, Maia C, et al. Elsevier BV. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 2022.
 

Effect of a low-cost, behaviour-change intervention on latrine use and safe disposal of child faeces in rural Odisha, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Caruso BA, Sclar GD, Routray P, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2022; 6 (2) : e110-e121. 
 

Potential of the CRISPR‐Cas system for improved parasite diagnosis
You H, Gordon CA, MacGregor SR, et al. Wiley. BioEssays. 2022.
 

Lymphatic filariasis elimination status: Wuchereria bancrofti infections in human populations and factors contributing to continued transmission after seven rounds of mass drug administration in Masasi District, Tanzania
Lupenza ET, Gasarasi DB, Minzi OM, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2022; 17 (1) : e0262693. 
 

 

 

 

 

Governance & Health Systems

 

 

How Can "Community Voices" from Qualitative Research Illuminate Our Understanding of the Implementation of the SDGs? A Scoping Review
Mbah MF, East LA. MDPI AG. Sustainability. 2022; 14 (4) : 2136. 
 

The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Morbidity and Health Seeking Behaviour in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Novignon J, Prencipe L, Molotsky A, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Health Policy and Planning. 2022.
 

Pandemics disable people — the history lesson that policymakers ignore
Spinney L. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Nature. 2022; 602 (7897) : 383-385.
 

 

 

 

 

News & Webinars

 

 

2030 IN SIGHT LIVE
The challenge has never been greater – nor the opportunity – to achieve a world where eye care and rehabilitation services are accessible, affordable, and inclusive to all​. 
Register and book your place NOW – join the conversation.
 

What are NTDs? Your Questions Answered in Just Three Videos
Check out these three videos from USAID to learn more about NTDs and what is being done to control and eliminate them.

ICHORDS - The Last Mile podcast
Join iCHORDS as they interview guests from across the NTD community, hearing their stories, and how the work they are doing contributes to the last miles of NTD elimination and control. Don't worry if you missed the first couple of interesting interviews, the podcasts are being recorded: 

• Walking Together: The Value of Participatory Research Methods
• It's Time for Fairness in Research Partnerships

 

 

 

47th Annual Topics in Infection
Save the date for this annual meeting, now in its forty-seventh year in partnership with Barts Health and UKHSA. Following feedback, they can confirm the next event will be on 17 June 2022. Attendees will have the opportunity to join in person and online.
 

HS Talks - Free lectures on Neglected Tropical Diseases
This series provides a unique, up to date, and authoritative overview of Neglected Tropical Diseases in both the individual diseases and the cross cutting issues, such as Water and Sanitation and community roles, for the teaching and benefit of researchers, students, and staff in pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and development organisations.
Access to this resource is free after sign-up. 

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Leprosy Mailing List – February 25,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) InfoNTD Monthly Overview Of The Latest Cross-Cutting NTD Publications - January, 2022

 

From:  Roos Geutjes, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Dear colleagues, 

This week is an exciting week! On the 30th of January, both World NTD Day and World Leprosy Day will take place. Lots of events are happening to celebrate the successes that have been made so far, and to raise awareness on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). 

For World NTD Day, Sightsavers is calling on the global community to work together to beat NTDs. They are building a social wall where you can see why people worldwide are committed to the cause. To add your voice to their social media wall, please have a look at their website where you will also find a social media toolkit. Will you #PlayYourPart? 

Check out the website of The Global Partnership on Zero Leprosy (GPZL) to find more information on World Leprosy Day (WLD), including a social media toolkit and events around WLD. Click here to find the video "World Leprosy Day 2022: United for Dignity" in which the GPZL has asked people who have experienced leprosy: What does dignity mean to you? 

Please scroll down for a complete overview of all upcoming events, webinars and conferences. 

Enjoy reading the selection of the latest NTD publications that are listed below. Feel free to contact us to receive the full-text versions if these cannot be found through the InfoNTD portal. We will also gladly support you with literature searches. 
 

 

Click here to forward this overview to a colleague!  

 

 

Warm regards,
Roos Geutjes

InfoNTD Coordinator
www.InfoNTD.org
info@InfoNTD.org
 

 

 

Practical materials

 

MBGapp: A Shiny application for teaching model-based geostatistics to population health scientists

Johnson O, Fronterre C, Diggle PJ, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2021; 16 (12) : e0262145. 

The web-application can be used online or by installing it as an R package. Instructions on how to install the R package can be found in the paper. 
-> Click here to find the web-application
 

The Digital Gender Gap in HealthCare | Progress, Challenges and Policy Implications
Musizvingoza R, Handforth C. United Nations. 2021.
 

 

 

NTDs & COVID-19

 

Safely resuming neglected tropical disease control activities during COVID-19: Perspectives from Nigeria and Guinea
McKay S, Shu'aibu J, Cissé A, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (12) : e0009904. 

 

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical research for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): A case study of bubonic plague.
Rasoanaivo T, Bourner J, Randriamparany R, et al. Plos NTDs. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2021; 15 (12) : e0010064.
 

 

 

Other new publications

 

Effect of a football-based mass media campaign intervention on awareness and knowledge of neglected tropical diseases in Nigeria: a propensity score matching analysis
Aisiri A, Fagbemi B, Olarewaju O, et al. Informa UK Limited. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 2022.
 

Lymphedema: Diagnosis and Treatment
Neligan PC. Springer International Publishing. Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022.
 

A profile of research on the parasitic trypanosomatids and the diseases they cause
Horn D, Buscaglia CA. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010040. 
 

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based task-sharing mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review using implementation science frameworks
Le PD, Eschliman EL, Grivel MM, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Implementation Science. 2022.
 

Disability in Leprosy: Daily Activities and Social Participation in Indonesia
Solikhah FK. Kamla Raj Enterprises. Studies on ethno-medicine. 2021.
 

Mothers' Knowledge and Practices regarding Care of their Children Suffering from Blinding Trachoma
Saber Osman D, El-Sayed Hassan S, Mohammed Said K, et al. Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University. 2022; 3 (1) : 165-177.
 

Assessing the efficacy of an integrated intervention to create demand for fishermen's schistosomiasis and HIV services (FISH) in Mangochi, Malawi: Study protocol for a cluster randomized control trial
Conserve DF, Kayuni S, Kumwenda MK, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2022; 17 (1) : e0262237. 
 

A combined field study of Buruli ulcer disease in southeast Benin proposing preventive strategies based on epidemiological, geographic, behavioural and environmental analyses
Boccarossa A, Degnonvi H, Brou TY, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Global Public Health. 2022; 2 (1) : e0000095. 
 

Do health risk perceptions motivate water - and health-related behaviour? A systematic literature review
Anthonj C, Setty K, Ferrero G, et al. Elsevier BV. Science of The Total Environment. 2022.
 

Improving anthelmintic treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases through sharing and reuse of individual participant data
Walker M, Freitas LT, Halder JB, et al. F1000 Research Ltd. Wellcome Open Research. 2022.
 

The impact of spatial statistics in Africa
Haines LM, Thiart C. Elsevier BV. Spatial Statistics. 2021.
 

Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review on Morbidity and Its Repercussions in Countries in the Americas
Medeiros ZM, Vieira AVB, Xavier AT, et al. MDPI AG. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 19 (1) : 316. 
 

Effect Of Yoga On Lower Extremity Function Among Filarial Lymphoedema Patients
Vijayalakshmi G, Mahendiran P, Ramanathan M, et al. IJRAR. 2021.
 

Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis before and after preventive chemotherapy initiation in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis
delos Trinos JPCR, Wulandari LPL, Clarke N, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (12) : e0010026.
 

Médecins Sans Frontières: 50 years of bearing witness
Samarasekera U. Elsevier BV. The Lancet. 2022; 399 (10319) : 12-15. 
 

Coverage evaluation surveys following soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis mass drug administration in Wolaita Zone of Ethiopia—The Geshiyaro project
Liyew EF, Chernet M, Belay H, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2021; 16 (12) : e0260722. 
 

Transmission patterns of Leishmania tropica around the Mediterranean basin: Could Morocco be impacted by a zoonotic spillover?
El Idrissi Saik I, Benlabsir C, Fellah H, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010009. 
 

Learning multiplier effect of OpenWHO.org: use of online learning materials beyond the platform
World Health Organization . World Health Organization. Weekly epidemiological record. 2022.
 

Ivermectin and albendazole against Trichuris trichiura: a long and winding road
Barda B. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022; 22 (1) : 10-12.

 

 

Build up big-team science
Coles N, Hamlin JK, Sullivan LL, et al. Nature. Nature. 2022.
 

Stakeholder perspectives on an integrated package of care for lower limb disorders caused by podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis or leprosy: A qualitative study
Davies B, Kinfe M, Ali O, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010132.
 

Optimizing cluster survey designs for estimating trachomatous inflammation-follicular within trachoma control programs
Gallini JW, Sata E, Zerihun M, et al. Elsevier BV. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021.
 

Pharmacovigilance in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A review with particular focus on Africa.
Kiguba R, Olsson S, Waitt C. BJCP. British journal of clinical pharmacology. 2021.
 

Improving data use for decision making by neglected tropical disease program teams: eight use cases.
Grubin L, Balachandran L, Bartlett S, et al. Gates open research. 2021.
 

A call to action: time to recognise melioidosis as a neglected tropical disease
Savelkoel J, Dance DAB, Currie BJ, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021.
 

Efficacy of Praziquantel for the Treatment of Human Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Hailegebriel T, Nibret E, Munshea A. J Trop Med. Journal of tropical medicine. 2021.
 

Assessing the Global Distribution and Surveillance of Yaws
Pierre Z. University of Pittsburgh. 2021.
 

A Tale of a Man, a Worm and a Snail
Fenwick A, Norris W, McCall B. CABI. 2021.
 

Diagnosis and Treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Europe: Laboratory Infrastructure, Diagnostic Techniques, Disease Notification, and Surveillance Systems
Becker SL. Springer International Publishing. Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022.
 

Infectious Diseases of Poverty: progress achieved during the decade gone and perspectives for the future
Zhou X. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2022.
 

Leishmaniasis in Europe and Central Asia: Epidemiology, Impact of Habitat and Lifestyle Changes, HIV Coinfection
Barth-Jaeggi T, Mäser P. Springer International Publishing. Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022.
 

Mass drug administration targeting Onchocerca volvulus in Owabi catchment area in Ashanti Region, Ghana: Determinants of drug coverage and drug uptake.
Osei FA, Newton S, Nyanor I, et al. Elsevier BV. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 2022.
 

Schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis, and malaria co-infections among women of reproductive age in rural communities of Kwale County, coastal Kenya
Jeza VT, Mutuku F, Kaduka L, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. BMC Public Health. 2022.
 

Global research activity on mathematical modeling of transmission and control of 23 selected infectious disease outbreak
Sweileh WM. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Globalization and Health. 2022. 
 

Reconciling Primary Healthcare Delivery with Social Media: A case study of Cape Coast, Ghana
Martin-Yeboah E, Gyamfi S, Adu J, et al. Elsevier BV. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 2022.
 

Climate change impacts on infectious diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (EMME)—risks and recommendations
Paz S, Majeed A, Christophides GK. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Climatic Change. 2021.
 

Practice-guided public health philosophy
Folker AP, Lauridsen S, Andersen M, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Health Promotion International. 2021; 36 (6) : 1775-1782.
 

Assessing the Global Distribution and Surveillance of Yaws
Pierre Z. University of Pittsburgh. 2021.
 

GPS-based fine-scale mapping surveys for schistosomiasis assessment: a practical introduction and documentation of field implementation
Trippler L, Ali MN, Ame SM, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2022.
 

The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Achievements in relation to WHO road map targets for 2020
Franco JR, Cecchi G, Paone M, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010047. 

 

 

Governance & Health Systems

 

Transition and Change: Opportunities and Challenges of CHW Policy Reform for Community Health Systems and Vertical Disease Programmes in Liberia
Zawolo G, Nyaaba GN, Nallo G, et al. Research Square Platform LLC. 2022.
 

Strengthening eHealth Systems to Support Universal Health Coverage in sub-Saharan Africa
Ojo A, Tolentino H, Yoon S. University of Illinois Libraries. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2021.
 

Building research capacity to correct global health's wrongs
Masekela R, Mortimer K, Aluoch J, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Global Health. 2022; 10 (2) : e175-e176. 
 

Strengthening the Health System as a Strategy to Achieving a Universal Health Coverage in Underprivileged Communities in Africa: A Scoping Review
Jaca A, Malinga T, Iwu-Jaja CJ, et al. MDPI AG. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19 (1) : 587.
 

What is the role of science academies in Africa?
Nakkazi E. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022; 22 (1) : 25.

 

 

 

News & Webinars

 

Kigali Declaration
Following an extensive consultation process, which culminated with a meeting of the Country Task Team, Co-Chaired by the Ministers of Health of Rwanda and Nigeria, we are pleased to share the final text of The Kigali Declaration on NTDs with you. You can access it here.

100% Committed
On Thursday 27 January 2022, ahead of World NTD Day on 30th January, Uniting to Combat NTDs will host a high level event to celebrate 10 years of the London Declaration; launch the 100% Committed campaign to ending neglected tropical diseases (NTDs); and, kick off endorsements and commitments for the Kigali Declaration.
Don't forget to register!
 

Sightsavers: Play your part to fight NTDs
For World NTD Day, Sightsavers is calling on the global community to work together to beat NTDs. To add your voice to their social media wall, you can publish posts with the hashtags #PlayYourPart or #BeatNTDs, and tag @Sightsavers. Check out their website for instructions and to download the social media toolkit, and to find all the inspiring messages on the social wall. 
 

World NTD Day
The WHO is hosting a series of virtual events around World NTD Day. Check out their website to find more information on World NTD Day and to read the key messages. A social media toolkit will be launched soon. 

• Launch: WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis - January 25th
• Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases - January 26th
• Mobilizing the World to Defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases - January 28th
• Launch: Policy Paper on regular deworming treatment for women of reproductive age - February 1st 
   

World NTD Day - sign up to join! 
Around the world, 300+ partners signed up to celebrate World NTD Day in 2021. Click here to sign your organization up! 
 

Launch of the 2021 G-FINDER Neglected Disease Report
The event will include a presentation of the report followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Date: Jan 27, 2022 01:00 PM (UK)
 

HS Talks - Free lectures on Neglected Tropical Diseases
This series provides a unique, up to date, and authoritative overview of Neglected Tropical Diseases in both the individual diseases and the cross cutting issues, such as Water and Sanitation and community roles, for the teaching and benefit of researchers, students, and staff in pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and development organisations.
Access to this resource is free after sign-up. 

ars that were held in the past months. 

 

World Leprosy Day 2022: United for Dignity
World Leprosy Day (WLD) is a celebration of the leprosy community and an opportunity to raise public awareness of leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease. On the last Sunday of January, the international community advocates for the rights of people who have experienced Hansen's disease and joins in the work to combat the medical and social implications of this neglected tropical disease.

Check out the website of The Global Partnership on Zero Leprosy to find more information on WLD, including a social media toolkit and events around WLD. 

Click here to find the video "World Leprosy Day 2022: United for Dignity" in which they have asked people who have experience leprosy: What does dignity mean to you? 

Global Disability Summit 2022 - Norway
The International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Norway, and the Government of Ghana will host the second Global Disability Summit on 16 and 17 February 2022 (GDS22). The Summit will be mainly virtual.

LCNTDR & The HAT Platform Scientific Research Meeting - 'Achieving Human African Trypanosomiasis elimination' 
The London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, The HAT Platform and RSTMH are co-hosting a series of scientific research roundtable meetings to convene global researchers who are working to interrupt the transmission and elimination of HAT as a public health problem, or whose work in a related area who could contribute to the effort. 
Date: 1 - 3 February 
 

47th Annual Topics in Infection
Save the date for this annual meeting, now in its forty-seventh year in partnership with Barts Health and UKHSA. Following feedback, they can confirm the next event will be on 17 June 2022. Attendees will have the opportunity to join in person and online. 

ICHORDS - The Last Mile podcast
Join iCHORDS as they interview guests from across the NTD community, hearing their stories, and how the work they are doing contributes to the last miles of NTD elimination and control. Don't worry if you missed the first couple of interesting interviews, the podcasts are being recorded: 

• Walking Together: The Value of Participatory Research Methods
• It's Time for Fairness in Research Partnerships
   

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Fw: (LML) Paradigm shift: how leprosy workers lost their skills and leprosy became an NTD

 
Leprosy Mailing List – February 23,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) Paradigm shift: how leprosy workers lost their skills and leprosy became an NTD

 

From:  Pranab Kumar Das, Birmingham, UK

 

Dear Pieter and colleagues,

 

 I enjoyed reading communications by Ben /Deepak (LML, February 20, 2022)..

 

The bottom line of these two exchanging communications is "disappearing clinical knowledge of Leprosy" and "gradual erosion of dedicated leprosy patients carers by invading technocrat administrators" are to blame in lingering leprosy as a public health problem.

 

Did I understand correctly? 

 

Sincerely

 

Pranab Kumar Das

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Leprosy Mailing List – February 21,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) Virtual LRI Spring Meeting 2022: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 of April 2022, 13:30 – 17:00 (CET)

From:  Leprosy Research Initiative, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Dear Pieter and colleagues,

Thursday 7 and Friday 8 of April 2022, 13:30 – 17:00 (CET)

The LRI Spring Meeting is an annual event that brings together the LRI Scientific Review Committee, LRI Steering Committee, LRI funded research groups as well as LRI partners, associate partners and co-financiers. During the meeting, researchers will present progress updates and results of their LRI funded projects. Also, the principal investigators of R2STOP (The Research to Stop Neglected Tropical Diseases Transmission Initiative) funded research projects will join the meeting and share their research findings.

For the second time the Spring Meeting will be organised as an online event – which allows us to open up the meeting to external participants - persons with a keen interest in leprosy research who wish to attend but are not otherwise invited.

The meeting also offers opportunities to virtually network with and learn from fellow researchers through network carousels (speed dates), 1-on-1 chats, and video calls.

We will soon share more information about the programme of this event and the registration procedure.

Updates will also be available on our website: www.leprosyresearch.org.

Kind regards,

Leprosy Research Initiative

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Fw: Ref.: (LML) Paradigm shift: how leprosy workers lost their skills and leprosy became an NTD

 
Leprosy Mailing List – February 20, 2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) Paradigm shift: how leprosy workers lost their skills and leprosy became an NTD

 

From:  Ben Naafs, Munnekeburen, the Netherlands

Dear Pieter,

I would like to emphasize the "cri de Coeur" of Henk Eggens in LML dd January 4, 2022 , where he shared his observation of the quickly disappearing knowledge and clinical skills in leprosy in the field and even at central management level. In a presentation on infoHansen https://bit.ly/32V6Fpw  , he analyses the reasons and provides suggestions for improvement.

The most important way to arrive at a solution, he argues, is to find the root of a problem. As an example, he uses a patient with an undiagnosed leprosy reaction. An example also shown by Salvatore Noto in LML (LML – January 7, 2022). His method works with why's. This is a way of solving problems and it's the way many people think unknowingly. But it is important to become aware of the way you arrive to an answer. His answer on this observation was: " it is the political commitment".

I fully agree with him. In the 1980th, over 40 years ago , the knowledge to prevent and treat leprosy was present and with the introduction of MDT expanding and increasing in the field. Twenty-five years ago, the patients were better off than at present. What went wrong and why was the political commitment lost?

There are two important reasons:

• The first was the responsibility of the WHO, because it needed new publicity after the elimination of smallpox in 1980. The fight against leprosy went well at that time and leprosy was "chosen". It was decided to eliminate leprosy. But with the way the administration of the implementation was done, such an elimination was not possible within the time until the year 2000. As a result, because the goal must be reached, definitions were changed, treatments shortened, patients taken off the books, and leprosy control projects felt pressured to report fewer and fewer new patients. Yet it was not possible to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem in the year 2000 and the period to achieve it was extended to 2005 and lo and behold, it was achieved worldwide.

During this period, the emphasis came on early diagnosis to stop the transmission and not so much on treatment other than providing MDT. (Just to remember: the main objectives of the leprosy control program before were to cure people with leprosy, to stop the transmission of the infection and to prevent disabilities).

 

• Secondly after the year 2000, governments concluded that leprosy control programs could stop and integrated in general health care. Clinical leprosy teaching was neglected because it was expected that science would take over and they had many other problems. After that time the emphasis of WHO and ILEP was directed to the disabled leprosy patients and their introduction in society, a good argument to ask for contributions from the public.

 

For experienced leprosy workers it became less interesting because more and more the emphasis went from clinical skills and skin smears to serological laboratory diagnosis and later PCR's. Much of the available money and attention was directed to this way. Clinical diagnosing and the clinical skills in follow-up were neglected. Experienced leprosy workers and supervisors were assigned to do other jobs as well and went to more profitable fields like TB and HIV programmes. Thus, many left the field of leprosy control.

When it was noticed that patients were diagnosed late and therefor the disability among the diagnosed patients increased and the percentage children went up, stigma was blamed. To concerned people, it was obvious that there was hardly clinical knowledge left, except as Henk Eggens mentioned in a few centres of excellence. Most of the supervisors with clinical knowledge were gone and the health worker could not get teaching on the job anymore. The supervisor had become an administrator and leprosy a Neglected Tropical Disease. Vertical lines for advice and referral had disappeared or became for disadvantaged patients impossible to access.

With teledermatology and smartphones the concerned try at present to fill the gaps. But for this you need time and knowledge too. Moreover, you need experts to give advice. There are so few left that it may have become impossible. ILEP and WHO involve administrators, epidemiologists, immunologists, infectiologists, public health specialists, psychologists but no in the field experienced leprologists to manage leprosy. These leprologists you need to diagnose complications in time and treat appropriately. Giving care and prevent complications will bring patients to come forward in time, because they will notice that they get the proper attention. Then pictures of deformity are not anymore to bring stigma about.

 

Ben

 

Dear Ben,

I am not commenting specifically on your write up, but my comment is more general that can apply partly to what Henk had written and what you are saying. I feel that in some ways, talking about the past, before pre-1980s and even 1990s, is like talking of another world. It is not just leprosy diagnosis and treatment have changed, the whole world has changed and in ways which seem incredible.

Just think of leprosy associations - all their worlds of big fund collections, doctors, and hospitals everywhere, missionaries - everything is gone. I have seen the changes in AIFO, it is a completely different organisation working very differently than even 15 years ago. Countries have lost their health budgets and recent Covid pandemic has highlighted fault lines in such a stark way.

We talk of PHC and universal health access - leprosy would need to find a place somewhere inside there. But I don't think that we have yet renewed our ideas of PHC and universal access that can fit in this new world. I feel that we all are still enclosed in the old way of thinking, and we have difficulties in imagining how to change with this new world.

In Asia and Americas and increasingly also in Africa, people look for everything on internet, through Google or YouTube. In a way LML takes advantage of that new world, but how can doctors, health workers and patients themselves use the new technologies to learn and provide services for leprosy is a key question.

As I said, it is not a specific comment but a more general one.

Warm regards,

Sunil Deepak

 

Dear Sunil,

I fully agree with what you write: my comments are too cramped, and I realize that. The World and its mentality have changed indeed, particularly into controlling the people who do the actual work. The working force has to surrender to "administrators" whose knowledge on organizing the work may be excellent, but who miss the potential to do the actual work themselves. Even if they know how to perform, they miss the skill. Therefore, they are no good in teaching these skills. They know so much that they have to concentrate on one subject, e.g. serology, epidemiology, etc., and applying that in the field. But that only theoretically, since they cannot do the work in the field because they lack the skills. They will tell others to do it and then control them and check on them. They are relatively better paid and more appreciated. Thus, if you as a "worker" want to move up you need to develop the ability to control and can forget your skills.

In this process I will not mention the empathy that has disappeared. It's gone because if someone makes mistakes and you as a controller don't punish it, you're not doing your job right. The missionary thoughts are laughable. Peace corps? Even Doctors without Borders is being run by administrators, and clinicians turned to administrators.

It is like the Covid epidemy run by administrators and even those who are clinicians turn to administrators. For the patients there are still workers but exploited for the goal for which we have no definition.

Indeed, we as moderators of LML and our writers are part of it. We write it for the patients and for the workers. But do we? Or do we only want to show what goes wrong, our excuse being we are involved in other things and become too old to do it ourselves.

Ben

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Leprosy Mailing List – February 16,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) 21st International Leprosy Congress – Hyderabad, India – 08-11th November 2022

 

From:  Ben Naafs, Munnekeburen, the Netherlands

 

Dear Peter,

I think it is a good time to remember The LML members of the 21st International Leprosy Conference, Hyderabad, 8th -11th Nov-2022 I am sure you all are aware of this important forthcoming event. I was requested by the organizers P Narasimha Rao & Sujai Suneetha who wrote me on behalf of Organising & Scientific Committee 21st International Leprosy Congress- India https://www.ilc-india2022.com email:ilc2022india@gmail.com mobile: +91-9849044898

In the last meeting of the Organizing committee of 21st ILC it was decided that the information about this conference should be disseminated widely. It was also decided that for this purpose the office bearers of various associations, organizations should be sought to disseminate information and seek their support on this issue. It is an appeal to disseminate the information on 2Ist ILC to your international & national organisations and colleagues. The details on the congress are available on the website: https://www.ilc-india2022.com . For any further information you may contact the ILC secretariat at E-Mail: ilc2022india@gmail.com .

We would therefore request you to please share this information to your colleagues and friends and use your influence to contact the funding agencies if possible.

I as person look with anticipation too this congress which will focus on the "workers" in leprosy and its research.

 

Deo volente I will be present.

Regards

Ben

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Leprosy Mailing List – February 09,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) Infolep monthly overview of new publications on leprosy - Feb '22 

 

From:  Anniek Akerboom, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Dear colleagues, 

Last month we celebrated World Leprosy Day (WLD) and World NTD Day. All around the globe we have used our collective voice to speak up for 1.7 billion people who are affected by NTDs, including people affected by leprosy. The WLD theme was 'United for Dignity'. Go to the World Leprosy Day page at Infolep to get a glimpse of how we were united during WLD by clicking on the different links.

The World Health Organization has launched the first leprosy training course for health workers on OpenWHO. The online course is free of costs, self-paced and includes the epidemiology of leprosy, suspecting and referring new cases, diagnosis and treatment, leprosy reactions, prevention of disabilities and public health interventions. To find out more and for registration, go to OpenWHO .

Enjoy reading the latest publications on leprosy and have a look at the coming events below. Also, I would be happy to assist you with literature searches on Infolep.

Warm regards,

Anniek Akerboom

Infolep Coordinator
www.leprosy-information.org
a.akerboom@infolep.org
 

 

 

Highlighted

Feel free to contact me to receive full-text versions if these cannot be found through the Infolep portal

 

Pandemic and people's plight. Experiences that echoed across India.
Goswami S, Sarah N, Awasthi J. The Leprosy Mission Trust India. 2022
 

Development of a questionnaire to determine the case detection delay of leprosy: A mixed-methods cultural validation study.
de Bruijne ND, Urgesa K, Aseffa A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010038.
 

Case Detection Delay Questionnaire
De Bruijne ND, Urgesa K, Aseffa A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022.
 

Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People Living With Neglected Tropical Diseases Through Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology
World Health Organization. 2021.

 

 

Leprosy & COVID-19

 

The impact of COVID-19 on the labour market for persons affected by Hansen's disease
Corrêa de Sousa AC. Leprosy Review. Lepra. 2021; 92 (3) : 303-307.
 

Trigger of Type 2 Lepra reaction with acute foot drop following Covid-19 vaccination.
Panda A, Begum F, Panda M, et al. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV. 2022.
 

Application of the ARIMA Model to Predict Under-Reporting of New Cases of Hansen's Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Municipality of the Amazon Region.
da Cunha V, Botelho G, de Oliveira A, et al. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021.
 

Impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 no atendimento ao paciente com hanseníase: estudo avaliativo sob a ótica do profissional de saúde
Mendonça IMS, Eleres FB, Santos Silva EM, et al. Research, Society and Development. Research, Society and Development. 2022; 11 (2) : e4111225459. 

 

 

New publications

 

Stakeholder perspectives on an integrated package of care for lower limb disorders caused by podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis or leprosy: A qualitative study
Davies B, Kinfe M, Ali O, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010132.
 

A Quality of Life Study in Patients with Leprosy Using DLQI and WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaires.
Tare D, Viswanath V, Pai K, et al. Indian journal of dermatology. 2021; 66 (5) : 574. 
 

Effect of mental imagery on depression, anxiety and stress in instituitionalised leprosy patients – An experimental study
Alisha-Akbar-Dossa , Parag-Shrinivas-Ranade , Rahul-Nagendrasingh-Bisen. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews. GSC Online Press. 2021; 12 (3) : 296-303.
 

Mycobacterium leprae folP1 gene mutations among dapsone resistant patients in Sudan
Musa HAA, Samaan MA, Siddig H, et al. Leprosy Review. Lepra. 2021; 92 (3) : 269-275.
 

Efficacy of fluorescent microscopy versus modified Fite-Faraco stain in skin biopsy specimens of leprosy cases - a comparative study.
Kalagarla S, Alluri R, Saka S, et al. International journal of dermatology. 2022.
 

Transcriptomic Analysis of Stimulated Response in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveal Potential Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Leprosy.
Yuan Y, Liu J, You Y, et al. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 2021.
 

Standardization of SYBR Green-Based Real-Time PCR Through the Evaluation of Different Thresholds for Different Skin Layers: An Accuracy Study and Track of the Transmission Potential of Multibacillary and Paucibacillary Leprosy Patients.
Sevilha-Santos L, Cerqueira S, Gomes C. Frontiers in microbiology. 2021.
 

Can anti-PGL-I antibody isotypes differentiate leprosy contacts and leprosy patients?
Albuquerque A, Mateus C, Rodrigues R, et al. Pathogens and global health. 2022.
 

Histomorphological Correlation with Bacteriological Index in Leprosy Patients
Naik S, More S, Joshi S. Iranian Journal of Pathology. Farname, Inc.. 2022; 17 (1) : 48-55.
 

The immune-suppressive landscape in lepromatous leprosy revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing.
Mi Z, Wang Z, Xue X, et al. Cell discovery. 2022; 8 (1) : 2. 
 

Fine-Mapping of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Region Linked to Leprosy in Northern China 
Chi China.Zhang R, Cao L, Chen W, et al. Frontiers in genetics. 2021.
 

Correlated geometric models of order k and its application to intensive care unit and leprosy data
Souza R, Diniz CAR. Statistics in Medicine. Wiley. 2022.

 

Pediatric Leprosy Profile in the Postelimination Era: A Study from Surabaya, Indonesia.
Prakoeswa C, Reza N, Alinda M, et al. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2022.
 

Panorama epidemiológico da Hanseníase, doença tropical negligenciada que assola o nordeste brasileiro
Ribeiro DM, Lima BVM, Marcos EAC, et al. Research, Society and Development. Research, Society and Development. 2022; 11 (1) : e23111124884
 

Perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase na Bahia e no município de Teixeira de Freitas
Rocha T, Pires L, Santana AL, et al. Associacao Sergipana de Ciencia. Scientia Plena. 2022.
 

Prednisolone adverse events in the treatment and prevention of leprosy neuropathy in two large double blind randomized clinical trials 
Post E, Wagenaar I, Brandsma W, et al. Leprosy Review. Lepra. 2021; 92 (3) : 236-246.
 

Follow-up assessment of patients with Pure Neural Leprosy in a reference center in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil.
Pitta I, Hacker M, Andrade L, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (1) : e0010070. 
 

Prediction of the Occurrence of Leprosy Reactions Based on Bayesian Networks
Rodrigues RSDA, Heise EFJ, Hartmann LF, et al. Research Square Platform LLC. 2022.
 

Lepra reactions: A study of 130 cases from Pakistan.
Tabassum S, Zia M, Khoja A, et al. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2021; 71 (10) : 2317-2320.
 

Type 2 leprosy reaction presenting as a monoarthritis post multidrug therapy.
Goulart I, Santana M, da Costa W, et al. IDCases. 2022.
 

Risk factors for physical disability due to leprosy: a case-control study
Véras GCB, Lima Júnior JF, Cândido EL, et al. Cadernos Saúde Coletiva. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). 2021.
 

Platelet rich fibrin: A novel treatment for trophic ulcer in Hansen's disease.
Dorjay K, Tandon S, Singh A, et al. Tropical doctor. 2022.
 

Leprosy Relapse: a Retrospective Study on Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutics Aspects at a Brazilian Referral Center.
Nascimento A, Santos D, Antunes D, et al. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2022.
 

The Effectiveness of Interactive Patient Education on Adherence to Leprosy Medications in an Ambulatory Care Setting Indonesia: A Randomized Control Trial
Nuryanti Y, Faidiban RH, Sombuk H, et al. Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022; 10 (G) : 33-37.

 

 

 

Events

 

CORE group/ReLAB-HS Disability-Inclusive Health Webinar: Strengthening physical rehabilitation and assitive technology services
Recording

Global disability summit
16-17 Feb 2022 | Virtual

 

ILEP Conference
14-16 Mar 2022 | Virtual

21st International Leprosy Congress
9-11 Nov 2022
Hyderabad & Virtual

 

 

Links

 

Info Hansen - A innovative hub for knowledge sharing about Hansen's Disease
 

ALLF - Official website of the Association des Léprologues de Langue Française
 

LML - Leprosy Mailing List - a free moderated email list that allows all persons interested in leprosy to share ideas, information, experiences and questions
 

InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

 

ILEP newsletter archive

GPZL newsletter archive

WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin

Leprosy Review

Leprosy Review Repository (1928-2001)

Fontilles Revista de Leprología

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Hansenologia Internationalis

 

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