#leprosy elimination

Collection of leprosy elimination news, found 15 news.

Indonesia expands efforts to end leprosy, targets 2030 eradication

The Health Ministry has partnered with the Sasakawa Health Foundation to strengthen efforts to end leprosy in Indonesia ...

Indonesia steps up efforts to end leprosy, filariasis by 2030

Indonesia continues to accelerate efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly leprosy and ...

One million Indonesians still infected with neglected tropical disease

The Indonesian Health Ministry drew attention to the fact that around one million Indonesians were still infected with ...

Indonesia ranks third globally in leprosy prevalence: Ministry

Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health ...

End leprosy stigma with trendy campaign: Deputy health minister

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono emphasized that the campaign to eradicate the stigma of leprosy ...

Nurses Call for End to Leprosy Discrimination

-The Nippon Foundation and the International Council of Nurses jointly released Global Appeal 2015 in Tokyo on Jan. 27, ...

Sasakawa Wins IBA Rule of Law Award for Efforts to End Leprosy Discrimination

-The International Bar Association, the world's leading body of legal professionals, bar associations and law ...

Condemning Discrimination, Dalai Lama Tells People Affected by Leprosy Never to Lose Hope

-   It would be hard to overstate the rapturous welcome given to the Dalai Lama when he visited a community ...

Human Rights Institutions Pledge Support for Efforts to End Leprosy-related Discrimination

-   Global Appeal 2014 to End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy was launched in ...

Leaders of People Affected by Leprosy Request Pope Francis to Speak Out against Discrimination

-The leaders of organizations of people affected by leprosy from nine countries and Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill ...

Health Ministers Pledge to Achieve Leprosy-Free World at International Leprosy Summit

-     The International Leprosy Summit, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and The ...

"Careerism Is A Leprosy": Pope's Comment Dismays WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination

-     WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa ...

Indonesia still unable to eradicate leprosy

Although Indonesia has managed to reach leprosy elimination stage, the country has not been able to completely ...

"Global Appeal 2013" Calls For Immediate Repeal Of Laws And Institutions Discriminatory

-     The Nippon Foundation held a launch ceremony in London on January 24 for the "Global Appeal ...

Nippon Foundation Chairman Named Goodwill Ambassador for Welfare of National Races in Myanmar

-     The Nippon Foundation announced on June 12 that its Chairman Yohei Sasakawa has been ...