Leprosy Mailing List – August 10, 2022
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 110, August 2022
From: Takahiro Nanri, Tokyo, Japan
Dear Dr. Schreuder and Friends,
Warm greetings from Sasakawa Health Foundation/Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative in Tokyo. We have issued WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 110 August 2022 "Don't Forget Leprosy" throughout the world. In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
When I heard that a friend of mine in Nepal was planning to climb Mt. Everest in May this year, I had the idea to ask him to have his photograph taken at the summit with the message "Don't Forget Leprosy." Read More
Survey projects supported as part of Don't Forget Leprosy campaign send in reports
Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative has been running a campaign called "Don't Forget Leprosy" since August 2021 to send the message that leprosy must not be overlooked amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
REPORT
Persons affected by leprosy in Indonesia investigate possible human rights violations - PerMaTa South Sulawesi
As a stigmatized disease, leprosy affects all aspects of a person's life, and experiences with social marginalization and discrimination can continue long after the disease has been cured. Read more
REPORT
Survey of persons affected by leprosy and their family members in India's Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts - Saksham Kushthanteya Swabhimani Sanstha (SKSS), India
Between January and May 2022, Saksham Kushthanteya Swabhimani Sanstha (SKSS), a community-based organization of persons affected by leprosy, carried out a project to collect data on the impact of leprosy and... Read more
LETTER
Experience as a research project officer changed my life - Nwanneka Udoye, Research Assistant, RedAid Nigeria
My name is Nwanneka Udoye, and I am a 42-year-old female science laboratory technology graduate. I live in Enugu, Nigeria. I am a person affected by leprosy, and I have had struggles with stigma and discrimination. Read more
VIEWPOINT
The Abidjan Declaration: Commitment to Zero Leprosy in Côte d'Ivoire - Bill Gallo, Secretariat Director, Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL)
In the first week of June, the National Leprosy Programme of Côte d'Ivoire hosted meetings to mobilize the resources needed to end leprosy in the country by 2030. Read more
REPORT
COSP15 side event on participation of persons with invisible and neglected disabilities in climate action and disaster risk reduction - Ashish Shukla, Communications Manager, Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
In conjunction with the 15th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP15) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) partnered with the Sasakawa Health Foundation (SHF) to hold an online side event on June 16, 2022. Read more
SPOTLIGHT
Ikoli Harcourt Whyte's songs to be published in dual notation with lyrics in English translation
Nigeria's best-known person affected by leprosy, Ikoli Harcourt Whyte (1905-1977), received his diagnosis in 1914, when lack of treatment was expressed in the Igbo saying: "Onwu bu Ogwu ya (Death is its cure)." Read more
BACK ISSUES
We hope that you would enjoy reading the latest Leprosy Bulletin.
Takahiro NANRI, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sasakawa Health Foundation
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Sasakawa Health Foundation
Tel：81-3-6229-5377, Fax：81-33-6229-5388
email: hansen@shf.or.jp
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