The Secretariat Director of the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy, Bill Gallo, joined the World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Regional Committee Meeting in Paro, Bhutan in September 2022. He spoke on behalf of the Task Force for Global Health, a non-state actor, and … Read More >
Dr. Lay Sambath is the Chief Information Officer of the National Programme for Leprosy Control (NLEP) and Director of the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT). Mr. So Visal is a staff member of Cambodia’s National Leprosy Programme and a physical therapist. What … Read More >
Dr. Rabindra Baskota is the National Leprosy Programme Manager of Nepal and a member of the GPZL Leadership Team. Dr. Baskota shares his experience in the leprosy field and reflects on opportunities to advance closer to leprosy elimination. How did you begin working in leprosy? … Read More >
Berta Mendiguren, a member of Anesvad Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the GPZL Leadership Team, shares her perspective on the fight to end leprosy as a medical anthropologist based in sub-Saharan Africa. How did you begin working in leprosy? In 2010 I was invited by … Read More >
Faustino Pinto, the National Coordinator of MORHAN and member of the GPZL Leadership Team, reflects on his personal fight against Hansen’s disease and his life’s work as an activist. What is your personal experience of Hansen’s disease? At nine years old, I had whitish spots … Read More >
GPZL Leadership Team member, Emmy van der Grinten, shares learnings from 20 years in the leprosy field. How did you begin working in leprosy? In 1991 I travelled to Nepal for three months for an elective period during medical school together with a friend. We … Read More >
Partners signed the Abidjan Declaration, a commitment to mobilize the resources, both national and international, necessary for the implementation of the interventions of the Zero Leprosy Action Plan.
In June 2022, the National Leprosy Programme of Cambodia, led by Dr Sambath Lay, hosted workshops in Phnom Penh to develop a Zero Leprosy Roadmap and Action Plan. Partners convened to outline strategies to bring the country closer to targets set forth by the WHO … Read More >
This year the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy welcomed six new Leadership Team members. With more representation from persons affected by Hansen’s disease and from National Leprosy Programmes, the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy now welcomes its largest and most representative Leadership Team to date. … Read More >
In May 2022, Tanzania’s National Leprosy Programme developed a Zero Leprosy Action Plan together with national and international partners. The county’s National Leprosy Programme Manager, Dr Deusdedit Kamara, shares their progress to date and how they will move the new Zero Leprosy agenda forward. What … Read More >
On June 1 and 2 in Abidjan, a major advocacy and resource mobilization meeting took place to achieve an objective: zero leprosy in Côte d’Ivoire. These two days were a success and resulted in the signing of the “Abidjan Declaration.” The Raoul Follereau Foundation is, … Read More >
In June 2022, the Leadership Team of the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy met in Brentford, London to discuss the Partnership’s progress to date and its strategy for the next three years. While the Leadership Team meets quarterly online, this was the first time that … Read More >
Uganda’s National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme developed a Zero Leprosy Action Plan. Core Team members, Dr Stavia Turyahabwe, Dr Rose Kengonzi, and Dr Joseph Kawuma, report on what was achieved and reflect on the next steps toward ending leprosy in Uganda. Video transcript: Dr Stavia … Read More >
The National Leprosy Programme of Tanzania, in collaboration with partners working to achieve a Zero Leprosy status and the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy, convened to take the Roadmap one step further and develop a national Zero Leprosy Action Plan.
ast month, the Country Model Working Group held a validation workshop to review and affirm all new and updated components of the Country Model. The updated Zero Leprosy Country Model is now complete and is available to our country partners to support national planning to reach zero leprosy.
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy welcomes six new members to our Leadership Team. We are pleased to announce the new representatives of persons-affected organizations, national leprosy programs, organizational members, individual members, and the global health community. Learn about our newest Leadership Team members, Faustino … Read More >
The next report of the Special Rapporteur to the United Nations General Assembly will focus on the national legal protections available for persons affected by Hansen’s disease. More specifically, the Special Rapporteur will focus on the rights provided for in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
In previous years Uganda focused on controlling leprosy. Now Uganda turns toward a new goal: achieving zero leprosy. A future without leprosy in Uganda is within reach, and together, we will achieve it.
Nesta Quarta-feira, 27 de abril de 2022, a DAHW Brasil, ONG alemã que atua no país há mais de 60 anos, lança o Curso Básico em Hanseníase. Uma iniciativa online e gratuita pensada para o público de Profissionais de Saúde de nível médio (Agentes Comunitários … Read More >
The course is a free online initiative designed for mid-level Health Professionals and persons affected by leprosy and their families.