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Posted on 15/07/2011 by
The 2011 Wellesley Bailey Award winners attended a presentation dinner at the International Assembly of ILEP Member The Leprosy Mission International in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the end of May 2011. David Parry, Chair of The Leprosy Mission International told the guests that Wellesley Bailey Awards are given to people who have faced significant challenges in their lives from the consequences of leprosy, and have made significant contributions to their community and society.
Posted on 29/06/2011 by
Dignity Regained: Cambodia, is a collection of personal narratives of persons affected by leprosy that has been published this year in both Khmer and English.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Cambodia, China, Europe, Ghana, India, Middle East, Myanmar, News and Notes
Posted on 05/04/2011 by
Almost four weeks’ since the earthquake and tsunami struck north eastern Japan, the Sumanahalli Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore, Karnataka, has started an official campaign to raise funds for those affected by these two natural disasters that killed thousands and wiped out hundreds of towns and villages.
Categories: India, Japan, News and Notes
Posted on 10/01/2011 by
In mid-November 2010 the Committee on Petitions of Rajya Sabha adopted a Report about the action the Government of India has taken towards improving the lives of persons affected by leprosy, who have been living on the margins of society.
Categories: India
Posted on 20/12/2010 by
The Union Government of India is carrying out a national sample survey, co-ordinated by the National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, to determine the number of persons affected by leprosy in India. The final report should be finalised by the fourth week of July 2011.
Categories: India