Leprosy Mailing List �C December 27, 2023
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 118, December 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.118 December 2023 "State leaders make a difference." In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
On Nov. 12, Bangladesh held the "2nd National Leprosy Conference 2023" in Dhaka. The event follows up on the first National Leprosy Conference, held in December 2019, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all present "to build a leprosy free Bangladesh by 2030." Read More
REPORT
Bangladesh's Second National Leprosy Conference
Bangladesh's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with support from the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative, held the 2nd National Leprosy Conference in Dhaka on Nov. 12, 2023. Read more
REPORT
New "reparation law" in Brazil comes with official apology to children separated from their parents
Artur Custódio Moreira de Sousa, Volunteer, Movement for the Reintegration of Persons Affected by Hansen's Disease (MORHAN)
On Nov. 24, 2023, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva marked a significant chapter in Brazil's history by promulgating Law 14736 and calling it a "historical reparation for the mistakes of the Brazilian state." Read more
LETTER
New UN Special Rapporteur invites all to explore together ways to achieve social justice
Dr. Beatriz Miranda Galarza, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen's disease) and their family members: on Nov. 1, 2023, I was appointed Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen's disease) and their family members. This rather long title comes with an enormous responsibility and with great possibilities for learning about our human condition. Read more
REPORT
Bergen holds world's first international film festival on Hansen's disease
Contributed by Mao Hasebe, Program Officer, Sasakawa Health Foundation
The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative, in collaboration with the University of Bergen and the Leprosy Museum, worked with the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) to offer the Armauer Hansen International Film Festival Oct. 24�C26, 2023. Read more
Goodwill Ambassador visits Bergen, Norway, and Dhaka, Bangladesh
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa made a whirlwind trip to Bergen, Norway, to attend the opening of the Armauer Hansen International Film Festival on Oct. 24, 2023. Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT
New book published about the work of the Goodwill Ambassador
In 2001, Yohei Sasakawa was appointed WHO Special Ambassador to the Global Alliance for Elimination of Leprosy (GAEL). Following GAEL's dissolution, the appointment was retitled WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination. 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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