MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR
“Don’t Forget Leprosy”campaign shifting focus to national level
Two years have passed since I launched the “Don’t Forget Leprosy / Hansen’s Disease” campaign. Initially, the campaign aimed to spread the message that efforts to eliminate leprosy and related stigma and discrimination must continue even during the pandemic. Read More
VIEWPOINT
“Interruption of transmission”: A challenge
There has been much discussion of global targets for leprosy control ever since the initial declaration in 1991 to “eliminate” the disease “as a public health problem,” defined as reduction of prevalence below 1 case per 10,000 population. Read more
VIEWPOINT
Observations regarding WHO’s Global Leprosy (Hansen disease) update based on 2022 data
LETTER
Open letter to the next Special Rapporteur: Acknowledge the true owners of your mandate
Being appointed as a United Nations Special Rapporteur is not only a great honor, but also evidence of the appointee’s willingness to serve on a voluntary basis those who experience injustice. Read more
NEXT GENERATION
Finding an extended family in Felehansen
REPORT
Update from Bangladesh
In 2019, the National Leprosy Conference in Bangladesh was organized with the support of the Sasakawa Health Foundation and graced by the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Read more
AMBASSADOR’S JOURNAL
Goodwill Ambassador visits Bangladesh for the first time in four years
ANNOUNCEMENT
Armauer Hansen International Film Festival to be held in Bergen in October
The world’s first film festival on the topic of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) will be held in Bergen, Norway, from October 24 to 26, 2023. Read more
