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Posted on 26/10/2010 by
The Stigma Research Workshop, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11th – 14th October 2010, brought together scientists and professionals from different public health fields to share knowledge, experiences and research findings regarding stigma and public health.
Categories: International Collaboration, Technical information
Posted on 01/10/2010 by
30th September 2010:
A set of Principles and Guidelines on the Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members was approved with the Human Rights Council’s adoption of the resolution (A/HRC/15/L.18).
Categories: International Collaboration, News and Notes
Posted on 31/08/2010 by
The most recently collected figures on cases of leprosy around the world were published in WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record on 27th August 2010.
Categories: Countries, International Collaboration, News and Notes, Technical information
Posted on 19/07/2010 by
With just under three months to go to the high level plenary review of the MDGs during the 65th General Assembly of the UN, on 20th – 22nd September 2010, The Leprosy Mission England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (TLM) is one of many NGOs that has been intensifying its lobbying to urge parliamentarians in the UK to keep to the promises they made at the start of the new millennium. Without reinvigorating efforts globally, and without including people affected by disability, it is already clear that the world will fail to meet many of the MDGs, which are the most significant goals ever set to reduce global poverty and inequality.
Categories: International Collaboration, Members
Posted on 26/05/2010 by
Participants at a recent Workshop in Nadi welcomed WHO’s Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden Due to Leprosy (2011-2015).
Categories: International Collaboration