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Posted on 29/07/2011 by
In mid-June 2011 the Vatican approved a second miracle by Blessed Marianne Cope, which has to be examined by theologians and a group of cardinals before being presented to the Pope for approval. She could then be declared a saint.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 25/07/2011 by
The Global Disability Rights Library has been added to the eGranary, which is an off-line information store, established in 2001, that provides instant access to millions of Internet resources to institutions that do not have Internet access.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 04/07/2011 by
Professor Cairns Smith took up a position as Emeritus Professor of Public Health at the University of Aberdeen on 1st July 2011, retiring from his post as lead of the Section of Population Health at the end of this June. Passionate about promoting excellence in public health policy and practice, Professor Smith shares here some of his extensive experience, knowledge and thoughts on leprosy and its global control, over which he has long been playing a significant role.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 01/07/2011 by
The death took place recently of Dr Esther Mary Davis OBE, who was loved and respected for her medical work, both in Northern Ireland and Nigeria where she spent a major part of her life.
Categories: News and Notes, Nigeria
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