Leprosy Mailing List �C January 21, 2026
Ref.: (LML) WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin NO. 129, December 2025
From: Takahiro NANRI, Tokyo, Japan
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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.129 December 2025 "Achieving our goals with dedication and compassion." In this issue, we feature:
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
On Nov. 28, 2025, I met with the 14th Dalai Lama for the first time in 11 years. The year before that last meeting, in 2013, we visited one of India's approximately 750 leprosy colonies together. His Holiness was moved and surprised me by offering to use his own book royalties to support young people living in the colonies to pursue higher education. Read More
VIEWPOINT
Empowerment cannot exist without ownership: Members of the Drafting Committee reflect on the 3rd Global Forum's outcome documents
The 3rd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Leprosy/ Hansen's Disease, facilitated by the Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative, took place July 4�C6, 2025, in Bali, Indonesia. More than 110 representatives of organizations of persons affected by leprosy from 21 countries participated. Read more
VIEWPOINT
Persons affected by leprosy research stigma and discrimination in India and Brazil
Ashutosh Prabhavalkar, Head of Program (Leprosy), ALERT-India
Francilene Carvalho de Mesquita Volunteer and Deputy Coordinator, Department of Policies for Women, MORHAN National Volunteer, MORHAN Piauí
Goodwill Ambassador Sasakawa attends national conference in Sri Lanka
On Nov. 6 and 7, the Sri Lanka National Leprosy Conference "Join Hands to End Leprosy" was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.The conference was jointly organized by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health, the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative, and the World Health Organization. Sri Lanka's head of state and government, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, attended. Read more
Commentary on Global Leprosy Update 2024
Dr. Venkata Ranganadha Rao Pemmaraju, Program Advisor for Medical Issues, Sasakawa Health Foundation
Leprosy still exists: the data from 188 countries published by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the Global Leprosy Update 2024 confirms it. As per the update, 172,717 new leprosy cases were reported from 133 countries. WHO listed 23 countries as global priority countries, which together accounted for 96% (165,578) of new cases detected during the year. Read more
OBITUARY
Chiemi Sanga passed away on September 20, 2025
Contributed by Dr. Takahiro Nanri, President, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
Chiemi Sanga joined the Sasakawa Health Foundation in 2012. She started in the General Affairs Department, and then, in 2017, she moved to the Leprosy Division, where she served as Chief Program Officer and Director for eight years. She consistently played a central role in the Nippon Foundation�CSasakawa Health Foundation Joint Leprosy Program Office, established in 2018 to enable the Nippon Foundation Group to tackle leprosy more effectively. Read more
We hope that you would enjoy reading the latest Leprosy Bulletin.
Takahiro NANRI, Ph.D.
President, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
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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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