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Posted on 12/12/2008 by
The WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record of 12th December 2008 contains additional data on cases of leprosy in some countries, whose information could not be included in the global leprosy report published in the WER of 15th August this year.
Categories: News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 10/12/2008 by
Including links to:
Special 60th Anniversary Edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Leprosy Review Editorial on Leprosy and Human Rights
Leprosy and Human rights – My approaches by Yohei Sasakawa
Posted on 10/12/2008 by
In this article, commissioned by ILEP, Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Elimination of Leprosy and the Japanese Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy, outlines his approaches towards the fulfilment of human rights for people affected by leprosy.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 03/12/2008 by
Observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December offers an opportunity to foster changes in attitudes towards people with disabilities and eliminate barriers to their participation in life, as fully as they choose. The General Secretary of ILEP has issued a Statement to mark this Day celebrated since 1992.
Categories: International Collaboration
Posted on 01/12/2008 by
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.
Categories: Book reviews, China, Japan, News and Notes