The Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative will host the 3rd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease from July 4–6, 2025, in Bali, Indonesia.
This international forum will bring together persons affected by Hansen’s disease, their representative organizations, and global stakeholders to discuss shared challenges, promote human rights, and advance efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination.
We are pleased to announce that the public sessions of the Forum will be livestreamed. Please see the details below and register to join us online. We look forward to your participation!
Live-Streamed Session
Day 2 – Saturday, July 5 (09:00 – 12:45（WITA）：UTC+8 )
🔗 Register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2sZtXfy4QBOPYoOnARjczw
| Time（WITA）：UTC+8 | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Formal Opening ・Mr. Al Kadri, Representative, PerMaTa ・Mr. Brent Morgan, International Director, The Leprosy Mission International ・Mr. Peter Whadupp, CEO, The Leprosy Mission Great Britain ・Mr. Geoff Warne, CEO, ILEP ・Dr. Beatriz Miranda, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members ・Dr. Vivek Lal, Team Leader, Global Leprosy Programme, World Health Organization ・Dr. Takahiro Nanri, President, Sasakawa Health Foundation |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Success Stories Presentation – Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Deputy Director, Future Africa Institute, University of Pretoria; Member, Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking Q&A |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Advocacy Strategies – Dr. Krishna Man Pradhan, Nepal Law Society Q&A |
| Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Resource Mobilization Presentations ・Mr. Wu Yaoqiang and Ms. Sally Qi, HANDA ・Reverend Joshua Sivagnanam, Kaveri Kala Manram / Leprosy People Association – Sri Lanka ・Dr. Shayla Islam, BRAC Q&A |
Day 3 – Sunday, July 6 (09:00 – 17:00 （WITA）：UTC+8)
🔗 Register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SihBmt6hSJqo8zfQeDS2OA
| Time（WITA）：UTC+8 | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:45 | Group Presentations |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Draft Outputs Presentation & Plenary Discussion |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Conclusions & Next Steps |
| Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Roundtable: Dialogue Between Persons Affected and Stakeholders |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Q&A (On-site and Online) |
| Break | |
| 15:40 – 16:40 | Roundtable Continued: Stakeholder Commitments |
| 16:40 – 16:55 | Keynote speech : Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination |
| 16:55 – 17:00 | Closing |
