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Posted on 19/05/2011 by
“I feel like someone with leprosy” goes the saying of people who feel they are being marginalised. As unhappy as this comparison is, unfortunately – even today in our seemingly enlightened world – persons affected by leprosy are still marginalised and even rejected by their own families. The German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (DAHW) gives those affected the opportunity to build a new existence – an existence among those very persons who once banished them.
Posted on 05/05/2011 by
These Guidelines recognise the major role persons affected by leprosy have to play in leprosy services especially in the areas of advocacy, awareness and rehabilitation as a means to not only empower persons affected by leprosy, but also to change the attitudes and behaviours of others towards those who are affected by leprosy.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, International Collaboration, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 25/03/2011 by
The 25th March 2011 issue of the World Health Organization’s Weekly Epidemiological Record is on the topic of Neglected Tropical Diseases, of which leprosy is one of seventeen.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, International Collaboration, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America
Posted on 15/03/2011 by
This Report, which was presented to the 128th Session of the WHO Executive Board in January 2011, represents the global leprosy situation and the outcome of the Meeting of WHO’s Expert Committee on Leprosy, held in Geneva 12th – 19th October 2010.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 08/03/2011 by
The UN and others involved in development and the securing of human rights believe that there will be no solution to society’s most pressing social, economic and political problems without the full empowerment and participation of women. On this International Women’s Day, which many are marking as the 100th, ILEP echoes this sentiment and celebrates all women working to fight leprosy and its consequences and would like to shine a light on Ms Nevis Mary. We are honoured to publish her article, which demonstrates how her life has expanded as a result of her courage and determination, and how she has helped, and is continuing to help, women dealing with the challenges of being, or having been, affected by leprosy by using her voice, person to person, with stakeholders in leprosy and even at the UN.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, News and Notes, North and Central America, Oceania, South America