MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Starting 2023 with commitment to leaving no one behind
On Jan. 23-24, 2023, the International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease was held at the Augustinian Patristic Institute, in cooperation with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, on the theme “Leave No One Behind.” Read More
VIEWPOINT
New Team Leader of WHO’s Global Leprosy Programme shares vision
Towards a world with zero leprosy
WHO is committed to supporting leprosy-affected countries to achieve zero leprosy disease, zero leprosy disability, and zero leprosy stigma and discrimination by 2030 — the vision of the WHO Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030. Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT
Anniversary events being organized in Bergen, Norway, 150 years after Hansen’s discovery
REPORT
International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease held in Rome in January
On Jan. 23-24, 2023, the International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease was held at the Augustinian Patristic Institute (Augustinianum) in Rome on the theme “Leave No One Behind. Read more
REPORT
Pope Francis calls for renewed commitment to building an inclusive society
SPOTLIGHT
About the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
In his closing speech, Monsignor Charles Namugera noted that over the two days of the International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease, some people would look at “Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development” on his name tag and ask, puzzled, what is that about? Read more
REPORT
What’s next? Symposium voices on the issues and how to move forward
AMBASSADOR’S JOURNAL
Audience with Pope Francis
On Jan. 26, 2023, while in Rome to attend the International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa had an audience with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Read more
WISH LIST
Pragnya Ayyagari
Miss Supranational India 2023
The Leprosy Bulletin occasionally asks a person affected by leprosy or an individual involved in leprosy-related work for a list of things that they wish could happen. We ask contributors to be bold in order to stimulate thinking and inspire new approaches. Read more
