Sent: 03 September 2025 18:53
To: Leprosy Mailing List <leprosymailinglist@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 128, August 2025
Leprosy Mailing List – September 3, 2025
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.128 August 2025 "Cooperation opens a way forward." In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
In July, I traveled to Indonesia to take part in the 3rd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease and the 22nd International Leprosy Congress (ILC). I also visited endemic areas in East Java Province together with Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. Read More
REPORT
Report on the 3rd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease
From July 4 to 6, 2025, the 3rd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease was held in Bali, Indonesia. Hosted by the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative, the forum brought together over 110 representatives from organizations of persons affected by leprosy based in 21 countries. Read more
REPORT
Report on sessions hosted by the Sasakawa Health Foundation at the 22nd International Leprosy Congress
The 22nd International Leprosy Congress (ILC) was held in Bali, Indonesia, July 7–9, 2025. The Sasakawa Health Foundation (SHF) hosted four sessions during the event,... Read more
VIEWPOINT
Current state of Indonesia's leprosy management program
Dr. Ina Agustina Isturini, Director of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
Leprosy remains a public health problem in Indonesia. In 2024, 14,698 new cases of leprosy were detected, with a Case Detection Rate (CDR) of 5.24 per 100,000 population. Read more
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination makes a four-day visit to Indonesia
From July 6 to 9, 2025, Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, visited locations on Bali, Madura, and Java islands in Indonesia and energetically participated in various activities. Read more
VIEWPOINT
The importance of India's move to make leprosy a notifiable disease
Dr. Sunil V. Gitte, Deputy Director General (Leprosy), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Leprosy is known to have been prevalent in India since ancient times. A major milestone was achieved in 2005 when the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) declared the elimination of leprosy as a public health problem at the national level,... Read more
We hope that you would enjoy reading the latest Leprosy Bulletin.
Takahiro NANRI, Ph.D.
President, 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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