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Posted on 18/04/2008 by
Mrs Bénédicte de Charette has been promoted to the role of Director of Leprosy and Health Programmes by the Fondation Raoul Follereau, FRF.
Posted on 14/04/2008 by
The world lost a tireless scientist and a dedicated epidemiologist when Professor Stefaan Pattyn, of the University of Antwerp and Institute of Tropical Medicine, passed away on 15th March this year.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 11/04/2008 by
Two reports describing how self-care groups are helping give strength and support to people affected by leprosy to take responsibility for their wounds enabling them to participate more fully in meaningful activities.
Categories: Field Activities, Nigeria
Posted on 03/04/2008 by
On 27th March 2008, Marcel Farine, founder of Aide aux Lépreux Emmaüs-Suisse and one of the founders of the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations, passed away, at the age of 84.
Categories: Members
Posted on 25/03/2008 by
Jointly written by Professors Cairns Smith and Jan Hendrik Richardus, this article published by The Lancet on 22nd March 2008, provides a concise explanation of why leprosy does not meet the scientific criteria for eradicability.
Categories: Technical information