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Meeting Documents >The Star 2018
Read the 2018 issue of The Star, radiating the light of truth on Hansen’s disease. The purpose of The Star is to: 1) Promote an educated public opinion of Hansen’s disease. 2.) Serve as advocate for those who have experienced or been impacted by Hansen’s disease. 3) Foster self-empowerment of those who have experienced Hansen’s disease. Reprinted with permission from The Star, Carville, Louisiana.
WHO Global Leprosy Update, 2017
See the latest 2017 leprosy data and WHO’s strategies to reduce the disease burden in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, No. 35, Vol. 93 (31 August 2018).
Updated: 06/09/2018
WHO Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy
These Guidelines provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries.
Updated: 23/08/2018
Special Rapporteur First Report
First report of Ms. Alice Cruz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members.