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Posted on 21 March 2010 by
The World Health Organisation had just published a generic assessment instrument to measure general health and disability levels: the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS 2.0.
Categories: Technical information
Posted on 30 December 2009 by
Scientists in Singapore and China have discovered seven genes associated with increased susceptibility to leprosy.
Categories: Technical information
Posted on 17 November 2009 by
The M leprae genome is extremely stable according to findings made by Claire Watson and Diana Lockwood of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Categories: Europe, Technical information
Posted on 8 September 2009 by
The WHO Disability and Rehabilitation Team’s August 2009 Newsletter on Disability and Rehabilitation has been published.
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 28 August 2009 by
The Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy for the five years 2011-2015 and its accompanying set of Operational Guidelines have been published. They can be downloaded from the ILEP website.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, International Collaboration, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information