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Leprosy was historically widespread in Europe and hung on in some countries well into the 20th century. While today, most cases detected are ‘imported’, there remain occasional autochthonous cases in countries such as Spain and Italy on Europe’s southern boundaries. In all likelihood the disappearance of leprosy from most of Europe reflected the general improvements seen in socio economic conditions and nutrition over the last century. Most ILEP Members are headquartered in Europe and raise their funds from people and institutions who today have no experience of leprosy in their own communities and may even be unaware that it was once widespread as far north as the Arctic Circle.
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Posted on 09/05/2013 by
The Report of the Secretary-General on Mainstreaming Disability in the Development Agenda: Towards 2015 and Beyond is now available on the website of the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council. “It presents selected examples of advances made at the international, regional and national levels in mainstreaming disability in evolving policy frameworks for inclusive development. The report concludes that, in order to advance such policy frameworks further, follow-up strategies must be introduced at all levels and suggests elements for inclusion in such strategies. The report provides specific recommendations on action at the national, regional and global level to promote the effective implementation of the outcome of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Disability and Development, specifying actions for Member States, the UN system and all other stakeholders.”
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, International Collaboration, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 26/04/2013 by
In a week garnering attention and action for the severe shortage of teachers in the world, which is hampering efforts to achieve Education for All, a goal reaffirmed in the Millennium Development Goal to achieve universal primary education for all boys and girls, ILEP emphasises that persons affected by disabilities and persons with leprosy and other Neglected Tropical Diseases are among the 61 million children currently not in primary school – and not only because of a lack of teachers.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 11/04/2013 by
WHO is calling for innovative health technologies with a specific focus on assistive technologies that allow those with loss of function to enhance their abilities, live independently and participate more fully in their societies.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 11/04/2013 by
Topics that have not yet received much attention within community-based rehabilitation programmes were the focus of two workshops organised by ILEP Member, the Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), with people from many cultures who were in Agra for the First World Congress on CBR in November 2012: inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities in CBR programmes and social relationships, sexuality and reproductive rights and persons with disabilities. Information on these is now available online.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 11/04/2013 by
On behalf of the Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Marloes Strengholt has developed an on-line survey to assess the amount of attention services are giving to the sexual and reproductive health and rights of persons affected by leprosy.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information