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Posted on 13 June 2008 by
On 13th June 2008 the World Health Organization published a report about the epidemiological trends of leprosy 1983-2006 in Viet Nam in its Weekly Epidemiological Record.
Categories: Asia, Technical information, Vietnam
Posted on 13 June 2008 by
Love is an antidote to pain. The alleviation it can offer shines through in a documentary produced by the American Public Broadcasting Service about life in Carville, a leprosarium established in Louisiana in 1894.
Categories: News and Notes, North and Central America, USA
Posted on 28 May 2008 by
These workshops entitled, From Global Strategy to National Action, developed for health service managers in charge of leprosy control programmes, are an attempt by the World Health Organization and its partners, including ILEP, to ensure that communities will continue to have access to quality leprosy services even in low endemic countries.
Categories: International Collaboration
Posted on 26 May 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
Posted on 25 May 2008 by
The Leprosy Mission International invites nominations for the sixth round of Wellesley Bailey Awards.
Categories: News and Notes