Organisation Contact person Address Contact details
WHO Regional Office for the Americas Dr Mirta Roses, Regional Director WHO Regional Office for the Americas




525, 23rd Street, NW




Washington DC 20037




USA		 Tel no: +1 (202) 9743000






Tel no: +1 (202) 9743663
Ministerio da Saúde do Brasil Dr Rosa Castália, National Co-ordinator of Hansen's Disease and Neglected Diseases General Co-ordination of the National Hansen's Disease and Neglected Diseases Programme

Ministério de Vigilância em Saúde
Ministerio da Saúde
Esplanada dos Ministerios
Edificio Sede, 70058-900 Brasília DF
BRAZIL		 WHO Regional Office for the Americas






525, 23rd Street, NW






Washington DC 20037






USA
Movimento de Reintegração das Pessoas Atingidas pela Hanseníase (MORHAN) Artur Custódio de Souza, Co-ordinator








MORHAN




Rua do Matoso nº 6 sala 204




Praça de Bandeira




Rio de Janeiro/RJ




CEP: 20270-130




BRAZIL		 E-mail: coordenacao@morhan.org.br

Links

Casa de Bacurau
Bacurau was diagnosed with Hansen's disease at the age of five. As a social activist he has fought for greater dignity for individuals and greater justice. 
(In Portuguese and English): http://www.casadebacurau.com.br/   

Instituo Lauro de Souza Lima
In Bauru, this Institute has information on research, books and courses. It also has documents about its museum on the history of leprosy and health policy in this region of Brazil.
http://www.ilsl.br/index.htm
*Sites in Spanish and English are under construction.

Ministério da Saúde do Brasil
Ministry of Health of Brazil

(In Portuguese) http://portal.saude.gov.br/saude/

MORHAN
Movimento de Reintegração das Pessoas Atingidas pela Hanseníase
Created 6th June 1981, MORHAN campaigns for people affected by Hanen's disease. Its participation in control policy making was made official nationwide in 1986.
Click here for their website (in Portuguese): http://morhan.org.br

Income generation activities - needlework, Brazil. Image: Rolf Bauerdick, DAHW