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Posted on 03/02/2012 by
Dr R Ganapati, Director Emeritus of the Bombay Leprosy Project in Mumbai, died in hospital on Sunday 13th November 2012. His enthusiasm for promoting leprosy work never waned and his loss is deeply felt by all who knew him and especially by all those persons with leprosy for whom he cared so deeply and for whom he worked so tirelessly.
Categories: India, 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 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 16/01/2012 by
On 24th November 2011 the Dhaka Government repealed the 1898 Leprosy Act that segregated leprosy patients from their families and society because at the time it was believed that leprosy was contagious and incurable.
Categories: Bangladesh
Posted on 13/01/2012 by
In July 2010 the Japanese publisher Koseisha published poetry, essays and fiction by persons affected by leprosy dating from the 1920s in a ten-volume collection. Kathryn Tanaka, a PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilization at the University of Chicago here shares her knowledge of some of these writings.
Categories: Japan