Leprosy Mailing List – June 23, 2023
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 115, June 2023
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.115 June 2023 "Leaders uniting in pursuit of a leprosy-free world". In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
May 22–26, I attended the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Last year, some of the annual gathering's activities were still online, but this year I did not notice any impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
VIEWPOINT
Brazil's commitment to realizing a world without Hansen's Disease
From Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat (SVSA), Ministry of Health, Brazil;
Dr. Ethel Noia Maciel, Secretary
Dr. Alda Maria da Cruz, Director, Dept. of Transmissible Diseases (DEDT)
Dr. Sandra Maria Barbosa Durães, General Coordination for Surveillance of Diseases in Elimination (CGDE)
The worldwide implementation of multidrug therapy (MDT) according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in the 1980s dramatically decreased the prevalence of Hansen's disease (HD). Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT
Leprosy Research Initiative reaches 10-year milestone
Dr. Suzan Trienekens, Coordinator, Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI)
The Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI) was set up in 2013 to boost research in leprosy after years of declining funding opportunities and a scattered funding landscape. It is a unique collaborative venture among partners who pool funding... Read more
REPORT
Bogura Federation's mental health initiatives
Dr. David Pahan, Country Director, Lepra Bangladesh
Bogura District Leprosy and Disability Development Association, also known as the Bogura Federation, was established in February 2014. The Federation is registered as a Community-Based Organisation (CBO) under the Government Social Welfare Department. Read more
REPORT
Efforts in India towards repealing laws discriminatory against leprosys
Nikita Sarah, Head, Advocacy & Communications, The Leprosy Mission Trust India
Subhojit Goswami, Senior Program Manager, Advocacy & Communications, The Leprosy Mission Trust India
For millennia, leprosy evoked a sense of fear among people, especially due to ignorance. This fear fueled exclusion and discrimination against people affected by the disease, creating barriers to their participation as equal members of society and violating their rights. Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT
Tribute to APAL leader Venu Gopal (1952-2023)
The Leprosy Bulletin is saddened to announce the passing of Venu Gopal, a person affected by leprosy and social worker in India, who also served as the vice president and CEO of the Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL). Read more
Meeting with health leaders at the 76th World Health Assembly
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to meet with health leaders from around the world at the 76th World Health Assembly. He listened as leaders described the leprosy situation in their countries,... Read more
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 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
Sasakawa Health Foundation
Tel：81-3-6229-5377, Fax：81-33-6229-5388
email: hansen@shf.or.jp
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