Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy, is not just a medical condition – it affects every aspect of a person’s life. It impacts independence, mobility, and is often linked to deformity, which in turn leads to severe social stigma and discrimination. This stigma creates barriers … Read More >
The Special Rapporteur on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) and Their Family Members is seeking input for her Thematic Report, which will be presented at the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council in June 2025, in accordance with Resolution 53/8.
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) convened a three-day Leadership Team meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, from October 25–27, 2024. The primary objectives of the meeting were to review GPZL’s accomplishments in 2024 and to discuss ideas for the 2025 business plan. The event featured … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) is pleased to announce Dr Ritu Ghosh’s appointment as Executive Director. Based in New Delhi, India, Dr Ghosh will lead in the execution of GPZL’s strategy and support the partners towards achievement of our global objectives and initiatives. … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy, a multi-stakeholder global coalition, is recruiting an Executive Director whose overall role will be to lead and support the partners towards achievement of GPZL’s purposes and objectives. More information on the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) can be … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Peter Steinmann as Chair, effective today. Dr. Steinmann is a trained epidemiologist and public health specialist working at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. He is passionate about making … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) is a coalition committed to ending leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease. GPZL convenes stakeholders, links expertise, and empowers and leverages the collective strengths of our members towards the ultimate goal of zero leprosy: zero infection and disease, … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) facilitates alignment of the leprosy community and accelerates effective collaborative action toward the goal of zero leprosy: zero transmission, zero leprosy disease, zero new disability, and zero stigma and discrimination. The Partnership’s work is focused in three areas: … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy warmly welcomes the appointment of Beatriz Miranda as UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members. She starts in her new role on 1 November. Beatriz takes over … Read More >
During its recent in-person meeting in India, the GPZL Leadership Team made a number of decisions about the future structure of the organization. As signalled in a news posting in May, the former GPZL Secretariat, hosted by the Task Force for Global Health, closed at … Read More >
At a three-day meeting in India, completed on 9 October, the GPZL Leadership Team had an intensive discussion on future strategy, facilitated by Dr Pemmaraju Rao, formerly of the WHO Global Leprosy Programme. The Leadership Team affirmed GPZL’s long-term vision: Zero leprosy: zero infection and … Read More >
Applications for vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council presents its compliments to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva, international organizations or their offices, national … Read More >
Date: May 9, 2023 To: Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Members From: GPZL Leadership Team Subject: Announcement of Key Changes at GPZL In March 2018, a global array of stakeholders convened an inaugural meeting in Colchester, UK, to launch the Global Partnership for … Read More >
GPZL Leadership Team member, Dr. P. Narasimha Rao, is the new President of the International Leprosy Association and one of our most recent additions to the GPZL Leadership Team. He reflects on his career in leprosy and how ILA and GPZL work to bring us … Read More >
In April 2023, GPZL hosted the third and final workshop in the series. The focus area was improving the diagnosis and treatment of nerve function impairment (NFI) and reactions.
Mozambique’s National Leprosy Programme has begun a leprosy mapping project to better understand the scale and spread of leprosy across the country and to improve the nation’s leprosy information system.
On 11 March 2023, IDEA Nepal in coordination with Nepal Leprosy Network, and Southwestern State College organized a great event in celebration of the 25th International Day of Dignity and Respect.
Every year, on the last Sunday of January, World Leprosy Day is observed globally to raise public awareness about leprosy, which is also known as Hansen’s disease. People and organizations affected by leprosy and other partners in the leprosy community organize events to educate the … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) envisions a world without leprosy: no disease, no disability, no discrimination, and no stigma. GPZL facilitates alignment of the leprosy community and accelerates effective collaborative action toward the goal of zero leprosy, to be achieved by 2030. The Partnership’s work … Read More >
GENEVA (26 January 2023) – Children and teenagers affected by leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease) remain hidden, invisible, forgotten and dehumanised, a UN expert said today. Ahead of World Leprosy Day, the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family … Read More >