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TOKYO, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- French Raoul Follereau Fondation, Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau and Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will co-host the "International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen's Disease: Leave No One Behind" on January 23-24, 2023 at Auditorium "P. Agostino Trape", Patristic Institute Augustinianum....

The Vatican will co-host a two-day symposium from 23-24 January bringing together health and human rights experts to focus on better serving those ...

World Mental Health Day takes place every year on the 10th of October was observed for the first time on this date in 1992. For 2022, the World…

Research suggests that social stigma and mental health issues put LGBTQ+ young people at greater risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

Though COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world, India accounts for over half of the world’s new leprosy patients, according to WHO. Despite India being declared "leprosy-free" in 2005, the country still accounts for over half (almost 60 per cent) of the world's new leprosy patients.

The last Sunday in January is World Leprosy Day. Since 2006, I have issued an annual Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, supported by influential individuals and organisations around the world.

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/PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansens Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message "Dont forget...

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Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message “Don’t forget leprosy” in the run-up to World Leprosy Day on Janu