MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Innovations for addressing leprosy’s remaining challenges
Persons affected by leprosy, more than any doctors or researchers, have firsthand experience of leprosy’s problems. Believing that the people with the most direct experience of the problem should have… Read More
VIEWPOINT
LepVax: A new tool for prevention and treatment
For more than 100 years, doctors and scientists have labored to find ways to prevent and treat leprosy. From chaulmoogra oil in the early 1900s to sodium glucosulfone (promin) in the 1940s… Read more
VIEWPOINT
A beacon of hope: Enhanced preventive treatment for leprosy
LETTER
ENAPAL’s new building is a symbol of dignity for persons affected by leprosy
Ethiopia reported over 2,500 new cases of leprosy in 2021, and the World Health Organization has designated it a priority country. Read more
NEXT GENERATION
ENAPAL’s leadership includes many women and young people
I am a person affected by leprosy in Ethiopia, and I am a new member of ENAPAL’s board of directors. Previously, I served as a secretary of a local chapter. Read more
AMBASSADOR’S JOURNAL
In Ethiopia, celebrating ENAPAL’s new building
WHO Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa visited Ethiopia to spread his “Don’t Forget Leprosy” message and … Read more
INITIATIVE NEWS
Second phase of Don’t Forget Leprosy campaign includes support for 2nd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease
The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative is supporting the 2nd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease as part of the second phase of the Don’t Forget Leprosy campaign. Read more
INITIATIVE NEWS
Don’t Forget Leprosy campaign’s updated logo emphasizes “leave no one behind”
The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative has updated the “Don’t Forget Leprosy” logo in conjunction with the start of the campaign’s second phase. Read more
