Resources
Abstracts
Integration of Leprosy Control into Primary Health Care Services at District Level in the Republic of Yemen
Abdul Samid Al-Kubati, Abdul Rahim Al-Samie and Yasin Al-Qubati: glrayemen@y.net.ye
See abstract O-154 in 17th International Leprosy Congress Abstracts Publication:
http://www.leprosy-ila.org/17th-ilc/free_papers/free_papers_leprosy_control.pdf
Leprosy Situation in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) with Special Concentration on Arabian Peninsula
Yasin Al-Qubati, Abdul Samid Al-Kubati and Abdul Rahim Al-Samie: glraymen@y.net.ye
See abstract P-123 in 17th International Leprosy Congress Abstracts Publication:
http://www.leprosy-ila.org/17th-ilc/posters/posters_epidemioloy.pdf
Integration of Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciases Control – Success Story in Republic of Yemen
Abdul Samid Al-Kubati, Abdul Rahim Al-Samie and Yasin Al-Qubati: glrayemen@y.net.ye
See abstract P174 in 17th International Leprosy Congress Abstracts Publication:
http://www.leprosy-ila.org/17th-ilc/posters/posters_leprosy_control.pdf
Formulation of a new leprosy control program in Republic of Yemen as a Co-operation between GLRA & MOPH
Int J Lepr, 1993; 61: 45A
Articles
Leprosy Control in the Republic of Yemen: Co-operation between Government and Non-Government Organisations, 1989-2003
Abdul Rahim Al Samie & Yasin Al-Qubati
Lepr Rev (2004) 75: 164-170
http://www.lepra.org.uk/lr/June04/Lep164_170.pdf
Leprosy Elimination Campaign in Hodeidah Province, Republic of Yemen, 1997-1998: Results and Treatment Outcome
Lepr Rev, 2004; 75: 97-98
http://www.lepra.org.uk/lr/mar04/Lep97_98.pdf
Review of Leprosy Control Activities in Yemen
Y Al-Qubati, Al-Dobai
Int J Lepr, 1999; 67: 150-157
Dermatologists Combat Leprosy in Yemen
Y Al-Qubati, Abdul Samad Al-Kubati
1997, 36:12
International Journal of Dermatology
Leprosy in Yemen Arab Republic
Lepr Rev, 1985; 56:347-349
Y Al-Qubati, HB Ostler, SK Noordeen
Characteristics of Leprosy Epidemiology in Yemen Arab Republic
Lavrik AU.
Vesten Dermatol Venerol, 1983; 4: 46-9
Hansen's Disease: Computed Tomography Findings in Peripheral Nerve Lesions
Barbancon C, Rath S, Al-Qubati Y
Annales de Radiologie, 1989; 32:579-581
Prevalence of HIIV Infection among Patients with Leprosy in African Countries and Yemen
Leonard G, Sangare A, Verdier M, Sassou-Guesseau E, Al-Qubati Y, Milan J, M' Boup S, Rey JL, Dumas JL, Hugon J, N' Gaporo I, Denis F
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
1990;3:1109-1113
Antibodies to Human T. Lymphotropic Virus Type I in Patients with Leprosy in Tropical Areas
Verdier M, Denis F, Sangare A, Leonare G, Sassou-Guesseau E, Gaye A, Al-Qubati Y
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990;161:1309-1310
Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Leprosy in Several African Countries and the Yemen
Denis F, Aussel L, Ranger S, Martin P, Itoua-N'Gaporo A, Frommel D, Teckle-Haimanot RT, Sangare A, M'Boup S, Millan J & Al-Qubati Y
Journal of Medical Virology, 1994;43:1-4.
Leprosy in the Yemen Arab Republic
Al-Qubati Y, Ostler HB, Noordeen SK.
Lepr. Rev, 1985; 56:347-349
"Flu" Syndrome on Monthly Rifampicin Dose; First Case Reported from Yemen
Abdul Rahim Al-Samie & Al-Qubati Y
International Journal of Leprosy, 1995; 63:574-576
Retrospective Analysis of 194 Leprosy Cases in the Republic of Yemen
Mekhlafi GA & Al-Qubati Y
Indian Journal of Leprosy, 1996; 68:227-233
MDT - The Pathway to Eradicate Leprosy
Al-Qubati Y & Abdul Samad Al-Kubati
(Special article) Indian Journal of Leprosy, Vol. 72 (4) 2000: 477-492
Dermatologists Combat Leprosy in Yemen
Al-Qubati Y & Al-Kubati AS
International Journal of Dermatology, 1997; 36:920-922
Resources
In Arabic:
Together for Elimination of Leprosy, 1st Edition
1994
Al-Qubati Y
Together for Elimination of Leprosy, 2nd Edition
Al-Qubati Y
Leprosy in Yemen
World Health, 49th Year, No.3, May-June 1996:18-19
Al-Qubati Y
Salvation from Isolation. Human Face of Leprosy
Edt. SD Gokhale and Neera Sohoni, Chapter 8, pp. 222-229
Al-Qubati, Y
Restoring Dignity: The Yemeni Experience of Ending the Isolation and Ostracism of Leprosy Patients
Dr Yasin Al Qubati
Available in Arabic only
The history of leprosy is closely intertwined with the phenomenon of stigma, which is the main subject of this new book by Dr Al Qubati. The text offers a panoramic historical narrative of leprosy in many regions and countries of the world, with extensive coverage of Yemen. An overview of stigma in a number of diseases, including vitiligo, psoriasis and scleroderma, precedes an in-depth examination of stigma in leprosy. 179 references are cited to pinpoint the origins of stigma in this disease - among which are ones from the Old and New Testaments and the Qur’an.
Dr Al Qubati examines fear, and especially fear of infection, that lead people to isolate individuals affected by leprosy and even ostracise them from their communities. The effects on the ostracised are detailed. Unfair laws for persons affected by leprosy also come under scrutiny. Linguistic confusions and mistaken diagnoses, which have perpetuated stigma in leprosy, are probed.
Considerable attention is given to describing health education methods used in Yemen to educate and mobilise the community and inform them of the nature of stigma. These initiatives have had the positive effect of ending lives of isolation for those affected by leprosy.
The extent of the irrationality and unjustness of stigma and stigmatising behaviours is underlined by the author’s comparison of the small likelihood of contracting leprosy, with much higher risks, such as of being involved in a car accident, getting tuberculosis or of smoking.
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