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Posted on 20/05/2008 by
Every year at the World Health Assembly, the Sasakawa Health Prize is awarded to an individual or an institution that has accomplished outstanding work in development of health. This year the award was made to the Movement for the Reintegration of People Affected by Hansen’s Disease (MORHAN) of Brazil. MORHAN’s goal is to educate the community and prevent discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and those who are marginalised.
Categories: Brazil, News and Notes, South America
Posted on 19/05/2008 by
“WHO is not alone in the drive to improve health. Leadership is not mandated. It is earned. This is a time of unprecedented global interest and investment in health. But it is also a time of unprecedented challenges.” This was the conclusion of
Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, in her opening address to the 61st World Health Assembly.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 18/05/2008 by
One of the remaining challenges for leprosy control activities at country level is to build capacity by maintaining expertise among general health care workers, particularly in countries where endemicity of leprosy is low. In this article some representatives of ILEP Members explain the utility of ILEP publications as an additional resource or source of reference for their training sessions.
Categories: News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 17/05/2008 by
“Having a sense of belonging to something bigger than oneself, bigger than one’s community, bigger than one’s country, has proven to be instrumental in restoring self-confidence and instilling a feeling in each person, no matter where they live, that they are part of the process, that they have a contribution to make, that their voice will be heard.”
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 08/05/2008 by
Mr Jim Oehrig has stepped into the position of Chief Program Officer for American Leprosy Missions.
Categories: Members, North and Central America