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Posted on 24/06/2008 by ILEP

On 18th June 2008, the 8th United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously approved a resolution tabled by Japan on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy.

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Categories: China, News and Notes

Posted on 24/07/2008 by ILEP

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, has decided to allow the entry into China of people affected by leprosy and their families.

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Categories: China

Posted on 01/12/2008 by ILEP

Gail Tsukiyama reveals the depth of emotion, feeling and experience of a young Chinese man with tuberculosis and three friends he makes in Japan, one of whom has leprosy.

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Categories: Book reviews, China, Japan, News and Notes

Posted on 11/03/2010 by IDEA

Founded in 1999, today is the 12th International Day of Dignity and Respect. On this day, people come together to share their own challenges and victories to overcome the stigma and discrimination associated with leprosy.

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Categories: China, International Collaboration, Nepal, News and Notes, Nigeria

Posted on 16/07/2010 by ILEP

Findings from the sentinel sites in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam participating in the sentinel surveillance network to monitor drug resistance in leprosy, set up in 2009 by the Global Leprosy Programme, are published in the WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record dated 16th July 2010.

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Categories: Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Myanmar, Technical information, Vietnam