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/PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message "Don't forget...
TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to pr...
TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to pr...
World Leprosy Day observed in Gaibandha 393 GAIBANDHA, Feb 01, 2021(BSS) – World Leprosy Day was observed in the district yesterday with a call to eradicate the disease from the country by 2030. This year’s theme of the day was “Beat Leprosy, End Stigma and Advocate for Mental Wellbeing.” Marking the day, the civil surgeon (CS) office and Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh (TLMIB) jointly chalked out the elaborate programmes. The programmes included bringing out rally, case detection campaign, publicity activity about leprosy diseases through loudspeakers and leaflet distributio...
6 min read Alheri community, on the Abuja-Kogi expressway, is one of the few remaining clusters of people suffering from leprosy in Nigeria. Located inside Yangoji Village, Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alheri is home to about 2,000 people, primarily made up of leprosy infected persons and their families. The settlement was originally launched with 90 apartments built by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in 2006. About 50 more apartments have been added since then through initiatives such as the World Bank and the Leprosy Mission ...