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Posted on 22/08/2011 by
Some persons with impairments due to leprosy in Tamil Nadu are being denied the disability pension by the State Government, which is currently authorising payment of such pensions only to those who meet the eligibility criteria of an old law, although there is a more recent act whose eligibility criteria encompasses more persons.
Categories: India
Posted on 19/08/2011 by
August 2011: Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the Stop TB Department is calling for an end to using serological tests to diagnose tuberculosis, because it is now considered bad practice, as test results are imprecise, inconsistent and are putting patients’ lives in danger and impeding TB control efforts.
Categories: Technical information
Posted on 09/08/2011 by
Print and on-line media around the world have reported on the publication of the World Report on Disability. Dr Sunil Deepak, Head of Medical Support for the Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO) in Italy and member of the ILEP Technical Commission, here provides a summary of the salient points of this important Report.
Categories: Technical information
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 26/07/2011 by
The June 2011 issue of Leprosy Review contains nine papers on various aspects of the many and complex experiences of stigma experienced by those affected, family members or those working in the field of leprosy.
Categories: Technical information