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Posted on 07/07/2009 by
The Report of International Workshop on Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and Leprosy was held in Bangkok, 21st – 22nd February 2009, immediately after the 1st Asia Pacific Community-Based Rehabilitation Congress, has been finalised.
Categories: News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 07/07/2009 by
The World Health Organization’s Global Leprosy Programme now has a section on the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office’s website, providing links to key documents, including technical reports and the global anti-leprosy strategy.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 06/07/2009 by
The International Launch of “Father Damien: A Bit of Taro, A Piece of Fish, and A Glass of Water” will be held on July 10 from 12-8 p.m. at the IDEA Center for the Voices of Humanity, 32 Fall Street, Seneca Falls. The book will be published in Italian and French later this summer.
Categories: News and Notes
Posted on 29/06/2009 by
Although the problem of resistance to leprosy drugs may not be extensive now, a sentinel surveillance network established by the WHO Global Leprosy Programme, in close collaboration with national leprosy control...
Categories: News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 16/06/2009 by
Since the number of new cases of leprosy has not shown a notable decline in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to conduct research into certain key areas that could shed light on steady numbers of people detected with leprosy.
Categories: India, Technical information