An open letter to Laois City Councilor Willie Aird, written by a global network of persons affected by leprosy, in response to his recent public comments.
Lettera aperta al Ministro degli Affari Esteri Luigi Di Maio, redatta da una rete informale e globale di persone affette dalla lebbra.
DownloadAn open letter to Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, written by an informal, global network of people affected by leprosy, in response to his recent public comments.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today that ‘End Child Leprosy by 2030: Break Transmission and Eliminate Stigma’ was one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges.
Communities and partners came together last month to celebrate World Leprosy Day with events and gatherings all over the world. View our interactive map to see images from some of these celebrations.
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) was well represented at the International Leprosy Congress in Manila, Philippines in September. GPZL’s participation included the presentation of the partnership’s country model and the model’s recent implementation in Nepal, and the launch and a demonstration of GPZL’s new best practices toolkit.
Resource mobilization is a key part of the work of the partnership, and GPZL is actively working to increase the alignment of existing leprosy funding and to identify and secure new funds.
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy talks with Alice Cruz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons affected by Leprosy, about the human rights challenges in leprosy work, and the role of the partnership in addressing these challenges.
As Head of Novartis Foundation, Dr. Ann Aerts has been a catalyst in the formation of the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy and a key adviser. We spoke to her about the foundation’s contributions to innovations in the field of leprosy, and the steps needed to realize our goal of zero leprosy.
José Ramirez, Jr., Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Board Member and IDEA President, talks about the role of people impacted by leprosy in leading the way to a leprosy-free world.
In time for World Leprosy Day, Mathias Duck discusses how persons affected by leprosy can help empower others affected and improve interventions to reach Zero Leprosy.
Managers from national leprosy programmes, along with representatives from ILEP organizations, are directing the upcoming efforts of the Operational Excellence working group. They travelled from Brazil, Benin, Ethiopia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the United Kingdom to participate in the inaugural Operational Excellence meeting, held 6-7 December in Amsterdam. Learn about the meeting discussions and tasks ahead for the working group.
Learn more about why the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy was formed, and the opportunities and goals ahead for the partnership. Speakers include (in order of appearance): Bill Simmons, Chair, Leadership Team (American Leprosy Missions) Arielle Cavaliero, MPH, Member, Leadership Team (Novartis Foundation) Jan van Berkel, … Read More >
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy is a coalition of groups committed to ending leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease. Dr. Ann Aerts leads the Novartis Foundation, a member of this coalition. In this video she explains why the work of the coalition is critical in reaching a future without leprosy.