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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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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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Celebration of the 25th International Day of Dignity and Respect

As always, this year too, on 11th March 2022, IDEA Nepal in coordination with Nepal Leprosy Network, and Southwestern State College organized a great event of celebration of the 25th International Day of Dignity and Respect in the glorious presence of the Honorable Member of Parliament of Nepal, Badri Pandey.  Prabhu Bank Ltd was the

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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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The 2nd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease to take place in Hyderabad from November 6-8

Hyderabad, India: The 2nd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease takes place in Hyderabad, India, from November 6 to 8, 2022.Organized by Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative as part of its ‘Don’t Forget Leprosy’ campaign, the forum is being held ahead of the 21st International Leprosy Congress (ILC), which brings together the key

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Solving leprosy’s ulcer problems

Ulcers are very common amongst leprosy patients, with up to 20 percent of people affected by leprosy being at risk of developing an ulcer. These ulcers are wounds that occur because people lose feeling a part of their body. This means, for example, they may not feel if there is a stone in their shoe

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