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Leprosy Mailing List – September 29,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 111, September 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. 111 September 2022 Innovations for addressing leprosy's remaining challenges. In this issue, we feature: 

 

MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Persons affected by leprosy, more than any doctors or researchers, have firsthand experience of leprosy's problems. Believing that the people with the most direct experience of the problem should have a central role in finding solutions,... Read More 

 

VIEWPOINT

LepVax: A new tool for prevention and treatment - Stefanie Weiland, Executive Vice President of Programs, American Leprosy Missions
For more than 100 years, doctors and scientists have labored to find ways to prevent and treat leprosy. From chaulmoogra oil in the early 1900s to sodium glucosulfone (promin) in the 1940s to the introduction of dapsone in the 1950s, there was limited success at treating this debilitating and isolating disease.  Read more 

 

VIEWPOINT
A beacon of hope: Enhanced preventive treatment for leprosy - Duane Hinders, Programme Manager PEP++, NLR

For many years effective multidrug therapy (MDT) has been available to treat millions of people who are diagnosed with leprosy, resulting in a considerable decrease in new cases worldwide.  Read more 

 

LETTER
ENAPAL's new building is a symbol of dignity for persons affected by leprosy - Kefyalew Bekele, Chairperson, Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL)
Ethiopia reported over 2,500 new cases of leprosy in 2021, and the World Health Organization has designated it a priority country. Our organization, a community-based non-profit called Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL), has been dedicated to...  Read more 

 

NEXT GENERATION
ENAPAL's leadership includes many women and young people - Ehite Yitayew, Board Member, Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL)

I am a person affected by leprosy in Ethiopia, and I am a new member of ENAPAL's board of directors. Previously, I served as a secretary of a local chapter. I am happy to be joining the board, and at the same time, I feel the weight of responsibility. Read more 

 

AMBASSADOR'S JOURNAL

In Ethiopia, celebrating ENAPAL's new building
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa visited Ethiopia to spread his "Don't Forget Leprosy" message and celebrate with the Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL) as they opened their new six-story building in Addis Ababa, the country's capital city. Read more

 

INITIATIVE NEWS
Second phase of Don't Forget Leprosy campaign includes support for 2nd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease

The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is supporting the 2nd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease as part of the second phase of the Don't Forget Leprosy campaign.  Read more 

 

INITIATIVE NEWS
Don't Forget Leprosy campaign's updated logo emphasizes "leave no one behind"

The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative has updated the "Don't Forget Leprosy" logo in conjunction with the start of the campaign's second phase. The updated logo incorporates the "leave no one behind" principle that informs the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  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 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
Sasakawa Health Foundation
Tel：81-3-6229-5377, Fax：81-33-6229-5388
email: hansen@shf.or.jp
website: https://sasakawaleprosyinitiative.org/,  https://www.shf.or.jp
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