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Posted on 14/09/2011 by
Recently both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) adopted policies to commit Member States to reduce stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their families. On 21st December 2010 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and encouraged all relevant bodies to give due consideration to its set of Principles and Guidelines on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members. The guiding principles of WHO’s Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden Due to Leprosy 2011-2015, envisage countries applying cost-effective methods to improve community awareness, acceptance and involvement to combat stigma and discrimination against persons and families affected by leprosy.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 25/08/2011 by
Published online by The Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology on 20th August 2011, this article discusses the confusion caused by the use of different terminologies with respect to leprosy control in India.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 24/08/2011 by
An amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act of 2000 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 19th August 2011, which will stop the practice of separating children with diseases from other occupants of juvenile homes.
Categories: India
Posted on 22/08/2011 by
Some persons with impairments due to leprosy in Tamil Nadu are being denied the disability pension by the State Government, which is currently authorising payment of such pensions only to those who meet the eligibility criteria of an old law, although there is a more recent act whose eligibility criteria encompasses more persons.
Categories: India
Posted on 25/07/2011 by
The Global Disability Rights Library has been added to the eGranary, which is an off-line information store, established in 2001, that provides instant access to millions of Internet resources to institutions that do not have Internet access.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America