Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation (SILF)
Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative, MoHFW and WHO Strengthen the Fight Against Leprosy With Launch of Flipchart for ASHA Workers
Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:30PM IST (7:00AM GMT)
To promote early detection and treatment of leprosy
in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal
WHO India to launch short online video to teach ASHAs how to effectively use the Flipchart
Flipchart to reach over 3 Lakh ASHAs
With Anti Leprosy Day on 30
th January 2021, the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Mr. Yohei Sasakawa (Recipient Gandhi Peace Prize 2018), Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative, National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India (MoHFW), and WHO India today jointly launched a pictorial flipchart on leprosy for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs).