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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Fw: Ref.: (LML) Announcement of two(!) calls for proposals - Introducing new RESILIENTD grant, in collaboration with Anesvad Foundation


 

 

 

 
Leprosy Mailing List – November 28,  2023

 

Ref.:  (LML) Announcement of two(!) calls for proposals - Introducing new RESILIENTD grant, in collaboration with Anesvad Foundation

From:  Leprosy Research Initiative, Amsterdam, the Netherlands


 

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI) is pleased to announce our two calls for proposals:


The application portal is opening this Friday, December 1, 2023. The deadline for submission for both calls is Friday, January 28, 2024 at 23.59 (CET), so make sure to submit your Letter of Intent timely.

 

RESILIENTD call for proposals – budget round 2025

We've been working hard behind the scenes, and now it's time to share some exciting news! 

Introducing the RESILIENTD grant! 

In collaboration with Anesvad Foundation, LRI is proud to present a unique opportunity for researchers to make a meaningful impact on global health. Our new call for proposals focuses on addressing the social determinants of health in the context of skin NTDs, including leprosy, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as "the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life." Examples of social determinants of health are: income and social protection, education, unemployment and job insecurity, working life conditions, food insecurity, housing, basic amenities and the environment, early childhood development, social inclusion and non-discrimination, structural conflict, and access to affordable health services of decent quality.   

Key details of the call for proposals: 

  • The project should primarily focus on social determinants of health in the context of skin NTDs. 
  • The project may involve various skin NTDs, but leprosy must be included. 
  • The project may span multiple countries and continents, but at least half of the project countries must be in Sub-Saharan Africa.   
  • At least half of the members of the research team should be based in Sub-Saharan Africa.  
  • Project duration must not exceed four years (48 months).  
  • Research results must be directly applicable to leprosy/skin NTD services or to the wellbeing of persons affected by leprosy/skin NTDs.  
  • We expect to fund projects with an average annual budget of €50,000 (ranging from €30,000 to €70,000) – although in exceptional cases higher annual budgets will be accepted. 

We extend a warm welcome to researchers from around the world who have proposals aligned with our area of interest. 

More details about the eligibility criteria, evaluation procedures, and the application process can be accessed through the button below. 




LRI Regular call for proposals – budget round 2025:

 

The LRI Regular annual call for proposals for funding commencing in 2025 accepts research proposals with a focus on leprosy – including research applications combining leprosy with other diseases that share cross-cutting issues with leprosy.

 

In this budget round, a general call is being issued, and proposals related to all of LRI's priorities will be equally considered.

 


LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder

LML blog link: http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.it/

Contact: Dr Pieter Schreuder << editorlml@gmail.com

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Fw: Ref.: (LML) New Publications On Cross-Cutting Issues In NTDs. November, 2023.

 

 

 
Leprosy Mailing List – November 21,  2023

 

Ref.:  (LML) New Publications On Cross-Cutting Issues In NTDs. November, 2023.

From:  Roos Geutjes and Josephine Breman-Srivastava, Amsterdam, the Netherlands



Dear colleagues, 

We have amazing news regarding the work towards the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases! The World Health Organization announced
the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the first country globally to be validated for the elimination of the disease. Additionally, the Maldives has achieved five consecutive years of zero child leprosy case detection and is the first country to verify the interruption of transmission of leprosy

If you were not able to attend the NISC webinar "Unlocking Organisational Impact Through the NTD Inclusion Score Card (NISC) - Your Path to Inclusion and Participation" last week; and want to know more about the NISC,  please note another webinar will take place on the 27th November, 2023 (10h30 - 12h00 GMT). The webinar will be in French, but simultaneous interpretation to English will be available.
Make sure to register ahead of time! 
 

In this Newsletter you can find a selection of recently uploaded Practical Materials, a section on Climate Change and Health, the Newest Publications, and finally a section on Events and News.
 

Warm regards,
Roos Geutjes and Josephine Breman-Srivastava

www.InfoNTD.org
info@InfoNTD.org
 





Practical materials






Global mosquito observations dashboard (GMOD)
Uelmen JA, Carney R, Chellappan S, et al. 2023.
 


A critical step towards active surveillance of neglected diseases: lessons from case detection in hard-to-reach communities (Webinar recording)
The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD). ISNTD Connect Series. 2023.
 


Sex & Gender In Health Research Resource Hub (repository)
human reproduction programme (hrp), TDR: For research on diseases of poverty. n.d.
 


Implementation Research Toolkit (toolkit)
TDR: For research on diseases of poverty, World Health Organization. World Health Organization. 2018.
 





Climate Change & Health



Climate change and neglected tropical diseases
Gunasekaran K. Current Medical Issues. Medknow. 2023; 21 (4) : 183.
 


Climate change and health of the urban poor: The role of environmental justice
Chaudhry D. The Journal of Climate Change and Health. Elsevier BV. 2023.
 


Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency
Abbasi K, Ali P, Barbour V, et al. Health Policy and Planning. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Global climate change impacts on vector ecology and vector-borne diseases
Vieira RF, Muñoz-Leal S, Faulkner G, et al. Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond. Elsevier. 2024.
 


Vector-Borne Disease and Climate Change
Khan A, Yasin M, Anjum Aqueel M, et al. Arthropods - New Advances and Perspectives. IntechOpen. 2023.
 





Other new publications



Gendered lives, gendered Vulnerabilities: An intersectional gender analysis of exposure to and treatment of schistosomiasis in Pakwach district, Uganda.
Ssali S, Morgan R, Nakiranda S, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2023; 17 (11) : 1-19.
 


Qualitative study of the stigma associated with the lived experiences of Buruli ulcer disease among patients in Nigeria
Azubuike PC, Imo UF, Ogbonna CK. International Health. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


14th Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network conference
Jesudason T. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Elsevier BV. 2023; 23 (11) : e472.
 


Empowering Health care Systems and Communities for Snakebite Envenoming Control in India.
Munshi H, Gajbhiye R. Asia-Pacific journal of public health. 2023.
 


Wastewater surveillance facilitates climate change–resilient pathogen monitoring
Diamond MB, Yee E, Bhinge M, et al. Science Translational Medicine. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 2023.
 


Burden of dengue, leishmaniasis and lymphatic filariasis in India and its states from 1990–2019: Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD 2019)
Dutta O, Prasanth A, Kumari A, et al. PLOS ONE. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 18 (10) : 1-11.
 


Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review
Aku F, Amuasi JH, Debrah LB, et al. European Journal of Public Health. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Traditional and Non-traditional Data Sources Useful in Research in African Health and Medical Geography
Makinde OA. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


Mixed Research Methods for Buruli Ulcer Prevention in Southern Benin Using Geographic Health Surveys
Boccarossa A, Fleuret S. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


Mini-TAS as a confirmatory mapping tool for remapping areas with uncertain filarial endemicity to exclude/ include for mass drug administration: A report from field validation in India
Panda BB, Krishnamoorthy K, Das A, et al. PLOS ONE. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 18 (11) : 1-22.
 


Global mosquito observations dashboard (GMOD): creating a user-friendly web interface fueled by citizen science to monitor invasive and vector mosquitoes
Uelmen JA, Clark A, Palmer J, et al. International Journal of Health Geographics. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 2023; 22 (1) : 1-9.
 


Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing Climatic Context: An Emerging Public Health Threat in Africa
Asweto CO, Onyango PO. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


Community-based deworming for hookworm benefits children treated within schools and is cost-effective due to economies of scale: the CoDe-STH trial
Chami GF. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. Elsevier BV. 2023.
 


Chagas disease and perceived quality of life: a cross-sectional study
Baldoni NR, Quintino ND, Oliveira CDL, et al. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). 2023.
 


Biological control of the mosquito: An analysis of the impediments and possibilities
Singh G, Kumar S, Kumar D, et al. International Journal of Mosquito Research. AkiNik Publications. 2023; 10 (5) : 117-126.
 


The International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS)
Hay R, Chosidow O. Scabies. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


Integrated Management of Scabies and Other Parasitic Diseases
Chang AY, Heukelbach J. Scabies. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


Scabies outbreak management in refugee/migrant camps in Europe 2014–2017: a retrospective qualitative interview study of healthcare staff experiences and perspectives
Richardson NA, Cassell JA, Head MG, et al. BMJ Open. BMJ. 2023; 13 (11) : 1-12.
 


Weekly epidemiological record - HSI TAG annual meeting summary & Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2022–2023
World Health Organization . Weekly Epidemiological Record. World Health Organization . 2023; 98 (45) : 567–582.
 


Mortalidade por doenças tropicais negligenciadas no Brasil no século XXI: análise de tendências espaciais e temporais e fatores associados
Rocha MIF, Maranhão TA, da Frota MMC, et al. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. Pan American Health Organization. 2023.
 


Glocal is global: reimagining the training of global health students in high-income countries
Anand SS, Pai M. The Lancet Global Health. Elsevier BV. 2023; 11 (11) : e1686-e1687.
 


Social Justice and Global Public Health
Maja L, Day S, Hasan M. Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
 


The Great Resignation: Why Women Health Workers Are Leaving
Women in Global Health . 2023.
 


What is missing from how we measure and understand the experience of poverty and deprivation in population health analyses?
Timpson K, McCartney G, Walsh D, et al. European journal of public health. 2023.
 


Stigma and Infectious Diseases in Africa: Examining Impact and Strategies for Reduction
Omosigho PO, John OO, Musa MB, et al. Annals of Medicine &amp; Surgery. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). 2023.
 


Visualising Medical Knowledge: Photographing Patients in Twentieth-Century Cape Town
Clark M. The Politics of Knowledge in the Biomedical Sciences. Springer Nature Switzerland. 2023.


Using One Health assessments to leverage endemic disease frameworks for emerging zoonotic disease threats in Libya
Miller LN, Elmselati H, Fogarty AS, et al. PLOS Global Public Health. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 3 (7) : 1-19.
 


Finishing the task of eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in WHO South-East Asia Region: promises kept, challenges, and the way forward
Yajima A, Lin Z, Mohamed AJ, et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. Elsevier BV. 2023.
 


Looking through the lens of social science approaches: a scoping review of leishmaniases and Chagas disease research.
de Brito R, Tanner S, Runk J, et al. Acta tropica. 2023.
 


The pipeline for drugs for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases: 2. Oral anti-infective drugs and drug combinations for off-label use.
Pfarr K, Krome A, Al-Obaidi I, et al. Parasites & vectors. 2023; 16 (1) : 1-22.
 


Neglected tropical disease (NTD) diagnostics: current development and operations to advance control.
Oyeyemi O, Ogundahunsi O, Schunk M, et al. Pathogens and global health. 2023.
 


Tropical infectious diseases and the skin: Diagnostic and treatment updates since the WHO's integrated campaign against neglected tropical skin diseases
Kim JH, Burningham K, Tyring SK. Dermatological Reviews. Wiley. 2023.
 


Exploring the Potential of Natural Products as Antiparasitic Agents for Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Orosco D, Mendoza A, Meléndez C. Current topics in medicinal chemistry. 2023.
 


Fungal diseases in Africa: Closing the gaps in diagnosis and treatment through implementation research and advocacy
Bongomin F, Ekeng BE, Kwizera R, et al. Journal of Medical Mycology. Elsevier BV. 2023.
 


Assessment of the impact of implementation research on the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) elimination efforts in Nepal
Joshi AB, Banjara MR, Chuke S, et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 17 (11) : 1-19.
 


Persons 'never treated' in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: identifying programmatic and research needs from a series of research review meetings 2020–2021
Brady MA, Toubali E, Baker M, et al. International Health. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Digital Crowdsourcing and Infectious Diseases: Opportunities and Obstacles
Chang LW, Muessig KE. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Enhancing community participation in dengue control through digital crowdsourcing: An analysis of a World Mosquito Program digital open call in Sri Lanka
Sri-Pathmanathan C, Bao H, Diluka PAE, et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Representativeness of a mobile phone-based coverage evaluation survey following mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths: a comparison of participation between two cross-sectional surveys.
Ramesh R, Oswald W, Israel G, et al. BMJ open. 2023; 13 (10) : 1-13.
 


Emerging and Re-Emerging Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System (CNS) in Europe
Tunali V, Korkmaz M. Infectious Disease Reports. MDPI AG. 2023; 15 (6) : 679-699.
 


Insights into the diagnosis, vaccines, and control of Taenia solium, a zoonotic, neglected parasite
Hossain MS, Shabir S, Toye P, et al. Parasites & Vectors. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 2023; 16 (1) : 1-8.
 


Cost-effectiveness of One Health interventions for rabies elimination: a systematic review
Nujum ZT, Asaria M, Kurup KK, et al. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis among primary schoolchildren in Southwest Ethiopia: the need for health strategies alongside mass drug administration
Meleko A, Turgeman DB, Caplan N, et al. International Health. Oxford University Press (OUP). 2023.
 


Impact of the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Fernandez Cerna E, F. Funes I. Sustainable Development. IntechOpen. 2023.
 


Disease-Related Stigma, Stigmatizers, Causes, and Consequences: A Systematic Review.
Akbari H, Mohammadi M, Hosseini A. Iranian journal of public health. 2023; 52 (10) : 2042-2054.
 


Reducing stigma impacting children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: The development of a common multi-component stigma reduction intervention.
Hartog K, Peters R, Tukahiirwa R, et al. PloS one. 2023; 18 (10) : 1-19.
 


Health-related quality of life of adults with cutaneous leishmaniasis at ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Doni S, Yeneneh K, Hailemichael Y, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2023; 17 (10) : 1-10.
 


Dried Blood Spots (DBS): A suitable alternative to using whole blood samples for diagnostic testing of visceral leishmaniasis in the post-elimination era
Ghosh P, Chowdhury R, Rahat MA, et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 17 (10) : 1-18.
 


Artificial Intelligence Applications in Medical Parasitology: A Comprehensive Review
Elmehankar M, Etewa S, Metwally A. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology &amp; Parasitology. Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research. 2023; 15 (2) : 35-43.
 


Inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene: Challenges and opportunities for measurement and monitoring
Dickin S, Gabrielsson S. Water Security. Elsevier BV. 2023.
 


Indigenous Peoples: Traditional knowledges, climate change, and health
Redvers N, Aubrey P, Celidwen Y, et al. PLOS Global Public Health. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 2023; 3 (10) : 1-20.
 





News & Events



Sasakawa Health Foundation: Call for Grant Proposals for Hansen's Disease

The Sasakawa Health Foundation has opened a call for grant proposals that focus on one or all of three areas: tackling disease, fighting discrimination, and preserving history. The application period for projects starting in April 2024 is November 8 - December 8, 2023; and the application period for projects starting in September 2024 is March 11 - April 12, 2024.
 


ECTMIH2023
November 20-23, 2023; Utrecht, Netherlands.

The focus of the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) is "shaping the future of equitable and sustainable planetary health".  ECTMIH-2023's aim is to accelerate the connections between tropical medicine, global health, and planetary health. Health equity and universal health coverage are emphasized.
 


Reaching the Last Mile Forum 2023
December 3, 2023; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum will stimulate new momentum, innovation, and investment towards solving the urgent health challenges faced by last-mile communities. Taking place within COP28's inaugural Health Day, the forum will provide a vital platform to elevate and embed health in the global climate agenda, with an emphasis on building resilient health systems that best serve vulnerable communities.

The forum will be a hybrid event, with virtual participation also available. Please note that forum attendance is by invitation only and invitations are non-transferable. To request an invitation, please email info@reachingthelastmile.com
 


TropicalMed  2023 Young Investigator Award


TropicalMed is inviting nominations for the TropicalMed 2023 Young Investigator Award. The prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of tropical medicine and infectious disease. 
The nomination deadline is the 30th of November, 2023.
 


TropicalMed 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award 

TropicalMed is inviting applications for the TropicalMed 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. The prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. Application deadline is the 31 January 2024.
 


8th Health Systems Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
November 18-22, 2024, Japan.

The 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will be held in Nagasaki, Japan in 2024. The theme of the Symposium is "Building Just and Sustainable Health Systems: Centring People and Protecting the Planet". 
 


ISNTD Climate & Health
22 November, 2023; Online.

The third annual ISNTD Climate & Health conference is taking a closer look at the linkages between climate, infectious diseases (with a focus on Neglected Tropical Diseases) and global health resilience. 

Presentations and panel discussions will run throughout the day, covering "Evidence for Climate-Driven Impacts on Global Health and Infectious Diseases", "Climate & Health: focus on Neglected Tropical Diseases​", "Strengthening global health resilience: health & climate data to forecast diseases and outbreaks", and "Climate & health: leveraging cross-sector partnerships to tackle neglected tropical diseases"
The event is free to attend. Please make sure to register for the conference in time and to receive the connection links. 
 


CPHIA 2023
November 27-30, 2023; Lusaka, Zambia.

The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). The theme of the conference is "Breaking Barriers: Repositioning Africa in the Global Health Architecture". The conference provides a unique African-led platform for leaders across the continent to reflect on lessons learned in health and science, and align on a way forward to creating more resilient health systems.
 


ISNTD Connect
November 30, 2023; 14:00-15:30 UTC, Online.

The next ISNTD Connect meeting will be on "How increasingly public dengue data will transform research and control". Keep an eye on the ISNTD Connect website in order to register. 
 


The Health for All Film Festival

The 5th Health for ALL Film Festival calls for submissions from 1st of November 2023 to the 31st of January 2024. Public institutions, NGO's, communities, activists and students in public health, film schools, and other relevant domains are invited to submit their short films. The main categories are: Universal Health Coverage, Health Emergencies, and Better Health and Well-being. 
 


Call for Papers: Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap

RSTMH are seeking submissions for a Special Issue, to be published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH), which aims to bring together research on improving the understanding of snakebites and snakebite envenoming. The deadline for submissions is the 31st of March, 2024.




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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Fw: Ref. (LML) Consultation about Leprosy Review: exclusively online (free of charge), or keeping the option of printed copies (paid subscription)?

 

 

 
Leprosy Mailing List – November 18,  2023

 

Ref. (LML) Consultation about Leprosy Review: exclusively online (free of charge), or keeping the option of printed copies (paid subscription)?

From:  Nick Avery, Colchester, UK   


 

 

Dear Pieter and colleagues,

 

Ahead of next week's editorial board, please could you respond to leprosyreview@lepra.org.uk  on the following consultation?


Following significant investment in online article submission, editorial and an online archive, Leprosy Review is now available free of charge online at www.leprosyreview.org. Work is continuing to promote the online journal and to improve functionality. 


In parallel, Leprosy Review is printed quarterly. It is distributed free of charge to around 800 NGOs, research centres, and medical colleges. 36% of these go to India, and ca. 14% to other former South Asian countries.


Leprosy Review is funded primarily from restricted donations from a small number of ILEP institutions with the balance coming from Lepra's own unrestricted funds. Lepra administers the invoicing of ILEP members and of managing the online and print database lists as well as hosting the editorial and advisory boards. The staff costs of this are currently absorbed by Lepra. The staff costs have traditionally been Lepra's contribution but now there is both a direct financial cost as well as a labour cost. We are also increasingly receiving queries/concerns about the cost of supporting Leprosy Review from ILEP agencies.


The majority of scientific journals are now published online, in many cases exclusively. Leprosy Review has remained in print form based on the rationale that poor internet access in low income countries would exclude many readers. However virtually all recipients of the print copies are institutional libraries which do have internet access, and those working outside institutions may find it easier to access content through their phone than to get to a library.


The option of providing print copies on a paid for basis has been considered, but we do not believe that an economically viable model could be achieved – the print run would be so small that the cost per subscriber would become prohibitive. There are also environmental benefits to moving to an online only edition.


The editorial board is now proposing to discontinue the printed edition, which will significantly reduce the overall cost of the Leprosy Review programme and will also free up funds to invest further in the online version, allowing greater use of social media and to create a richer experience than the paper journal. This could include more timely, informal content, outside the current editorial and peer review framework, such as blogs, video blogs, or interviews. In making this change, the Board wishes to consult with two user groups – ILEP groups who support the journal financially and the Advisory Board.


The proposal is that the March 2024 edition of Leprosy review will be the final regular edition to be printed. The June 2024 edition will be printed, but with a smaller circulation list. It will be a celebratory edition for Lepra's 100th birthday and will have an historical focus, particularly on the Malawi vaccine trials in the 1980s.    

 

Consultation questions:

1.    Do you agree with the proposal to cease producing a print version of Leprosy review in June 2024?

2.    If you agree with the proposal in Q1 above, please could you share your views on the online edition of Leprosy Review. What features would you like to see added to the online edition?

3.    If you disagree with the proposal in Q1 above, please could you provide a short explanation why you believe this? 

4. If you disagree with the proposal in Q1 above, are you able to suggest ways in which the cost could be reduced or income increased?    
5. Are there any other journals you currently access online whose format you particularly like/dislike, and if so, why?

6.    How do you feel about the potential inclusion of more informal content like videos and interviews?

7. When the transition goes ahead, are there any specific ways we could support you or that you think could support the readers of Leprosy Review?

 


Nick Avery​​​​


Director of Resources



01206 581070



www.lepra.org.uk


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