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Posted on 19/01/2012 by
On 1st February 2012 Dr Ala Alwan will take up the role of WHO Regional Director of their Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) following appointment by the World Health Organization’s Executive Board during their 130th Session this January.
Categories: Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen
Posted on 31/10/2011 by
The World Medical Association adopted a Declaration at its 62nd General Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 2011, recommending that all National Medical Associations defend the right of people affected by leprosy and their family members to be treated with dignity and free from any kind of prejudice or discrimination.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, International Collaboration, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 14/09/2011 by
Recently both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) adopted policies to commit Member States to reduce stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their families. On 21st December 2010 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and encouraged all relevant bodies to give due consideration to its set of Principles and Guidelines on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members. The guiding principles of WHO’s Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden Due to Leprosy 2011-2015, envisage countries applying cost-effective methods to improve community awareness, acceptance and involvement to combat stigma and discrimination against persons and families affected by leprosy.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 13/09/2011 by
Leonore Küster has been the Representative of the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association in South Sudan since 2007. Here she shares thoughts about leprosy control in South Sudan both before and following independence.
Categories: Sudan
Posted on 25/08/2011 by
Published online by The Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology on 20th August 2011, this article discusses the confusion caused by the use of different terminologies with respect to leprosy control in India.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information