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World Disability Day 2024 is today: Know History

World Disability Day 2024, celebrated on 3rd December, promotes awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities and advocates for their rights and inclusion. This year’s theme, “Amplifying the Leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future,” highlights the importance of disabled people in shaping a better world.World Disability Day, also

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ALO Successfully Implements Digital Leprosy Complication Care Project in Bangladesh

The ALO Society has successfully implemented the ‘NTD Innovation Prize 2022’ project in Bangladesh, providing digital leprosy complication care and follow-up services. This initiative, in partnership with 17 leprosy and disabled people’s organizations, focuses on involving leprosy-affected individuals and their families in patient care while promoting self-care awareness among the beneficiaries. The project was made

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Bergen Prepares to Host International Conference on Hansen’s Disease Marking 150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus

A two-day conference commemorating the discovery of the bacillus that causes leprosy 150 years ago took place in Bergen, Norway, on June 21-22, 2023. Organized by the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen, the conference in the city where Norwegian Dr. Armauer Hansen identified M.leprae in 1873 was attended by over

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Meeting held with ALO and UN special rapporteur on Leprosy

A half-day Meeting with the UN special rapporteur on Leprosy and the UN Human Rights officer was held on Saturday, 11 February 2023 with the members of the ALO Society at The Leprosy Mission-International Bangladesh. The program starts at 10 AM. ALO Chairman, Md. Kamal Uddin welcomed them with flowers.  A presentation about the ALO Society

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NNN Conference 2022

The annual conference of the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) was held from 13-15 September in a hybrid format: face-to-face in Kathmandu, Nepal, and online. The Leprosy Mission Nepal was the official host of the Conference. There was strong representation from the leprosy world. More than one-third of the attendees had connections with leprosy

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Planning and Reflection Workshop in Dhaka

ALO organized a workshop with the sponsored students from eight federations in Dhaka under the project of Education for Empowerment 1st phase. A total of 19 participants attended the program. The workshop was led by the ALO project manager and focused on future plans for continuing the project, achievements over the past year, and how

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ALO Celebrates World Leprosy Day 2025 Across Bangladesh

On Sunday, January 26, 2025, ALO (Advancing Leprosy and Disadvantaged Peoples Opportunities Society) celebrated World Leprosy Day with events held in three regions: Dhaka, Nilphamari, and Moulvibazar. Organized in collaboration with The Leprosy Mission international Bangladesh and other partners, the programs aimed to raise awareness about leprosy and promote unity in eliminating the stigma surrounding

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Date of World Leprosy Day in 2024

World Leprosy Day is 28 January 2024. Help Us Raise Awareness That Leprosy Still Exists. Start Celebrating Leprosy Champions Today by Reading Their Stories, Donate to Stop… This date was chosen by French humanitarian, Raoul Follereau as a tribute to the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who did much work with persons affected by leprosy and

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Two-day workshop on ALO Strategy Development held in Dhaka

The Two-day Workshop on ALO Society Strategy Development, held on December 01-02, 2023, at the YWCA Conference Room in Dhaka, marked a collaborative effort between The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh and ALO Society, with support from The Leprosy Mission England and Wales. This significant initiative brought together representatives from 15 districts, totaling 26 attendees (17

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A Day-Long Workshop on ALO Society Strategy Development in Dhaka

A full-day workshop on ALO Society strategy development took place on November 24, 2023, Friday, at YWCA in Dhaka. This collaborative initiative was organized by The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh and ALO Society, with support from The Leprosy Mission International England and Wales via AEP project. . Representatives from 15 districts participated in the workshop,

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ALO Society Holds Two-Day Training Program in Dhaka”

A workshop on the Implementation of the Digital Leprosy Complication Care Project was organized by ALO Society in full collaboration with ‘The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh’ on April 04 and 05, 2023. The workshop was attended by Community Resource Persons, TLMIB staff, and members of other partner organizations. The workshop was inaugurated by Md. Kamal

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