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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

Posted on 15/07/2011 by
The 2011 Wellesley Bailey Award winners attended a presentation dinner at the International Assembly of ILEP Member The Leprosy Mission International in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the end of May 2011. David Parry, Chair of The Leprosy Mission International told the guests that Wellesley Bailey Awards are given to people who have faced significant challenges in their lives from the consequences of leprosy, and have made significant contributions to their community and society.


