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Posted on 29/01/2012 by
When Raoul Follereau designated the last Sunday in January as World Leprosy Day, his two main messages were that leprosy is curable and that persons affected by leprosy are entitled to rights like all other persons. In advance of this year’s World Leprosy Day, the ILEP President stresses the millions of persons ILEP Members have helped cure over the last 45 years and the key role ILEP Members and their partners can play in upholding their rights.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes
Posted on 27/01/2012 by
The First World Congress on Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) will be held in Agra, India, Monday 26th – Wednesday 28th November 2012. CBR practitioners, representatives from disabled people’s organisations, policy makers, rehabilitation experts, specialists, local and international non-governmental organisations, government officials and other stakeholders will have the opportunity to learn and share validated practices from all over the world.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes
Posted on 27/01/2012 by
On Wednesday 25th January 2012, on the Eve of Republic Day, the President of India, Pratibha Patil announced awardees of the country’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Awards. Among those recognised for their exceptional contributions to social work was Dr P K Gopal for all he has done to help persons affected by leprosy.
Categories: India, News and Notes
Posted on 26/01/2012 by
Members of the Losheng Youth Alliance and celebrity artists and intellectuals in Taiwan, ROC, have been calling on the Government to protect the Losheng Sanatorium, which has been damaged during excavation works for the construction of a maintenance depot for the new Xinzhuang MRT Line in Taipei.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 24/01/2012 by
Bowing to international pressure from leprosy organisations, principally LEPRA Health in Action, the Global Ambassador for the Elimination of Leprosy, the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations, persons affected by leprosy and celebrities, Aardman has announced that they will remove the offensive scene with persons with leprosy in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Categories: Members, News and Notes