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Posted on 16/06/2009 by
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has said it is time to build health policies based on fairness.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes
Posted on 11/06/2009 by
Japan passed a Basic Law, designed to protect the rights of people affected by leprosy in Japan and facilitate their full integration into society, in April 2009: the Law on the Promotion of Issues Related to Hansen’s Disease.
Categories: Asia, Japan, News and Notes
Posted on 09/06/2009 by
The Athena Institute, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University (Amsterdam), together with Enablement and the Royal Tropical Institute are pleased to announce a module on Disability and Development, 23Nov – 18 Dec, 2009.
Posted on 08/06/2009 by
The Leprosy Mission Southern Africa has long experience of the realities of the daily lives not only of people affected by leprosy, but also of those with disabilities as a result of other conditions. Since the prevalence of leprosy in South Africa is low, a survey was conducted in 2006 and 2007 with the purpose of discovering gaps in services for people with general physical disability in rural areas.
Categories: South Africa
Posted on 04/06/2009 by
Commenting on the granting of the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award to the WHO, Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan said: “I am deeply honoured that the World Health Organization has received the Prince of Asturias Award for International Co-operation for its efforts to fight against international health threats and for its leadership in co-ordinating health in a rapidly changing world”.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes