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/PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Global Forum of Peoples Organizations on Hansens Disease takes place in Hyderabad, India, from November 6 to 8, 2022. Organized by...

With the 2022 North Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference coming up next week, we wanted to share the list of 100 organizations that will be attending our event. It's an impressive list and one that we're honored to host and convene on September 27th!

/PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Health Foundation has funded the construction of a building in Addis Ababa for the Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected...

HOUSTON — The ACLU of Texas is excited to announce the recent election of new members to its Board of Directors — Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew and Royce Brooks — following a vote by the organization’s members. The Board of Directors also appointed Feliz Abelos and David Henderson to vacated positions.

Global Community Urged Not to Relent in Final Push to Eliminate Leprosy

Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, urged the global community to work together for the final elimination of leprosy.

The intersection of MLK Boulevard and S Malcolm X Boulevard in South Dallas is only one of two intersections in the country where streets bearing both names meet. It is now home to a new Black Lives Matter crosswalk, an addiction recovery center, and more.

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.

WHO Goodwill ambassador Yohei Sasakawa speaks about how COVID-19 has left a trailing effect on Leprosy patients in India

On a visit to Indonesia’s Papua Province, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa had dinner with a man forced from his village and living alone because he was affected by lep