Supporting countries endemic for leprosy
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Supporting countries endemic for leprosy

WHO provides technical support to Member States through conduct of situational assessments and programmatic reviews, facilitate capacity‐building workshops and advocacy. In the last few years, WHO has fielded a mission to the following countries:

  • Jordan (Dec 2023)
  • Maldives (Oct 2023)
  • Botswana (Nov 2023)
  • Republic of Congo (Feb 2023)
  • Gabon (Feb 2023)
  • Brazil (Jan 2023)

 


    Online course:

    A learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners (via Moodle)
    Diagnosis and treatment of Leprosy

     

    Impact

    Global Strategy

    Global Leprosy Strategy 2021‒2030, towards zero leprosy

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    16 Million

    Patients treated over the past 20 years

    Press release

    More than 200,000

    New cases diagnosed in 2018

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    WHO Teams

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    Relevant publications

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    Global leprosy (‎Hansen disease)‎ update, 2023: Elimination of leprosy disease is possible – Time to act!
    12 September 2024

    Global leprosy (‎Hansen disease)‎ update, 2023: Elimination of leprosy disease is...

    Weekly epidemiological record
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    Meeting of Leprosy Programme Managers in the South-East Asia Region Kolkata, India, 11–13 April 2023 
    17 June 2024

    Meeting of Leprosy Programme Managers in the South-East Asia Region Kolkata, India, 11–13 April 2023...

    The meeting of leprosy programme managers in the South-East (SE) Asia Region was convened by the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO)...

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    Report of the first WHO global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases: Geneva, Switzerland, 27–31 March 2023
    23 May 2024

    Report of the first WHO global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases: Geneva, Switzerland,...

    The World Health Organization (WHO) held its inaugural global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) on 27–31 March 2023,...

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    Contact


    Dr Vivek Lal
    Team Leader – Global Leprosy Programme

    GPN : 26244
    Tel.: +91–11–43040244
    Mobile  #9650333680