Leprosy Bulletin 122

 

MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR

Driving progress towards zero leprosy in Africa

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when leprosy elimination activities stalled worldwide, the negative effects in Africa were especially severe. Read More

50th Anniversary of WHO–TNF/SHF Partnership

Leprosy as a social as well as medical issue

For five years (1995-1999), The Nippon Foundation (TNF) provided the World Health Organization (WHO) with US$10 million per year so that multidrug therapy (MDT) could be distributed to all leprosy patients worldwide free of charge. Read more

VIEWPOINT

Leprosy as a human rights issue in the 21st century

In June, I presented my first annual report as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva,… Read more

VIEWPOINT

Despite low numbers, the United States offers unique perspectives in the fight against leprosy

The United States has a long history with leprosy, or Hansen’s disease (HD), that continues to the present day. While there is debate about whether the bacillus was first introduced to the Americas along with the arrival of Europeans and enslaved Africans 500 years ago… Read more

REPORT

My observations in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana

As a research consultant for the Sasakawa Health Foundation, I visited six countries in Africa – Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Senegal – between February and May of this year to survey the situation of… Read more

INITIATIVE NEWS

Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative Young Scholar Program launches in Indonesia and Colombia

The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative, in cooperation with YDTI/PerMaTa South Sulawesi of Indonesia and Felehansen of Colombia, launched a pilot program called the Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative Young Scholar Program in April 2024. Read more

AMBASSADOR’S JOURNAL

Goodwill Ambassador visits Ethiopia to secure cooperation for the Africa Zero Leprosy Conference

From July 23 to 24, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and met with Dr. Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Women and Social Affairs;… Read more