July 8, 2024
On 29 January World Leprosy Day 2023, discussions and standing rallies were held in the district and upazila organizations of Rangpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Khagrachari under the slogan “Act Now End, Leprosy .” A discussion meeting was held after the standing rally organized by Panchagarh District Leprosy and Disability at Panchagarh Civil Surgeon Office premises
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In 2022, World Leprosy Day is Sunday 29 January. World Leprosy Day always takes place on the last Sunday of January. 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 died at the end of January
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The eradication of leprosy is needed to take into serious consideration for the interest of Bangladesh as it poses a huge economic setback on the nation. Speakers came up with this statement during a day-long event jointly organised by the National Leprosy Programme (NLP) and partner NGOs, said a media statement issued on Friday. Sasakawa
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On Wednesday, Thursday, November 09-10, 2022, a training was organized with CRP and district federation leaders in the hall room of Hotel Royal Beach Resort, Cox’s Bazar. The training program was organized by AEP Project, ‘The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh.The main objective of the workshop was to provide mental entertainment as well as training to
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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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The main objectives of the program are-H To engage local government in leprosy-related activitiesTo distribute assistance aid to leprosy-affected individuals.Distributing information about leprosy to the audience leprosy community, civil society and among guests specially the state minister. The organizer of the event: The event was jointly organized by National Leprosy Program(NLP), SHALOM Church of Bangladesh
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The award of the fourth annual NTD Innovation Prize was a highlight during the closing session of the NNN Conference. American Leprosy Missions, in partnership with Novartis, awarded the $40,000 Prize to Jiptha Boirajee of The Leprosy Mission Bangladesh, for a project that will scale up digitally-based care for leprosy complications across 20 districts in
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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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ALO-Society made a video for the Global Appeal of Sasakawa Health Foundation from Bangladesh. To support the global campaign “Don’t forget leprosy,” Mohammad Roknuzzaman Rokon, 26 years old, a leprosy-affected person shared his story on an international platform. For this Global Appeal, the world’s philanthropic organizations in promoting the Appeal’s call for social inclusion and
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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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