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Posted on 24/08/2010 by
Promoting inclusive and sustainable development and introducing the new WHO, ILO, UNESCO and IDDC guidelines on CBR is the theme of this Convention, which is to be held 13th – 15th November 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Categories: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Posted on 16/07/2010 by
Findings from the sentinel sites in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam participating in the sentinel surveillance network to monitor drug resistance in leprosy, set up in 2009 by the Global Leprosy Programme, are published in the WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record dated 16th July 2010.
Categories: Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Myanmar, Technical information, Vietnam
Posted on 15/10/2008 by
Four months after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, through the efforts of The Leprosy Mission International staff to identify and provide assistance and rehabilitation to persons with disability, the true scale of the needs are being uncovered.
Categories: Asia, Field Activities, International Collaboration, Members, Myanmar
Posted on 26/05/2008 by
- One million homeless. - More than 34,000 dead according to the Burmese state media, although international agencies estimate the number could be nearer 100,000. - Other reports estimate approximately 40% of those affected are children. Statistics, such as these, are being published extensively, and on a daily basis, by media around the world. But how are people with disabilities coping with the after effects of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma on Saturday 3rd May?
Categories: Asia, Field Activities, International Collaboration, Myanmar