Leprosy Mailing List �C April 21, 2023
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 114, April 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.114 April 2023 "Accelerating towards a leprosy-free world". In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
In Brazil, as of January of this year, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is once again president, and I would like to begin by offering my heartfelt congratulations to him on his inauguration. Read More
VIEWPOINT
Brazil's contribution to a new era of Hansen's disease (HD, leprosy) control
From Primary Health Care Secretariat, Ministry of Health (Brazil);
Dr. Claudio Guedes Salgado, Coordinator of Transmissible Diseases Care, Dept. of Integrated Care Management
Dr. Patrícia Duarte Deps, Special Advisor for the Coordination of Transmissible Diseases Care, Dept. of Integrated Care Management
Dr. Marcos Vinicius Soares Pedrosa, Director, Dept. of Integrated Care Management
Dr. Nesio Fernandes de Medeiros Junior, Secretary
Since the advent of multidrug therapy (MDT) in the 1980s, the peak of new Hansen's disease cases diagnosed in a year was 804,357 in 1998 [1]. On May 13, 1991, during the 11th plenary meeting of the 44th World Health Assembly, ... Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT
HCRP Museum's Scientific Library opened in March
Cristina Nogueira, Chief Executive Officer, CulturAge
The Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) was established in 1947 in the Cantanhede municipality of Coimbra, Portugal, as a therapeutic village for around 1,000 inpatients. Until 1976, it was the epicenter of the country's fight against Hansen's disease. Read more
LETTER
Update from APAL's new president, Maya Ranavare
Maya Ranavare, President, Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL), India
Since taking on the role of president of the Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL), I have visited many leprosy colonies in various states and met related government authorities in their offices. Read more
LETTER
New chairman of PerMaTa Indonesia shares his goals
Al Kadri, Chairman, PerMaTa Indonesia
I am very honored to have been elected by the people affected by leprosy in Indonesia to be the chairman of PerMaTa. PerMaTa is a national organization by and for persons affected by leprosy with several branches; ... Read more
NEXT GENERATION
PerMaTa South Sulawesi's young leaders confirm value of peer support
PerMaTa is a people's organization founded in Indonesia in February 2007. It operates in three provinces ― East Java, South Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara ― and has 2,100 members nationwide. Read more
Event in Bergen marks 150th anniversary of Hansen's discovery of the leprosy bacillus
On Feb. 28, 2023, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa joined in marking the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the leprosy bacillus by Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen by attending an event at the University of Bergen in Norway. 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
website: https://sasakawaleprosyinitiative.org/, https://www.shf.or.jp
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