Notícias
Live sobre hanseníase x pandemia de coronavírus
É nesta quarta-feira, 29/04 às 18h, a live sobre hanseníase x pandemia de coronavírus. O presidente da SBH – Sociedade Brasileira de Hansenologia, Claudio Salgado, será o entrevistado Participam Tadeu Oliveira, voluntário Morhan, e Rita Cássia, que mora na ex-colônia de Curupaiti. A ideia é discutir vulnerabilidades e estratégias na intersecção entre hanseníase e COVID-19
Hanseníase no Brasil: caracterização das incapacidades físicas
O documento Hanseníase no Brasil: Caracterização das Incapacidades Físicas apresenta informações sobre a situação das incapacidades físicas ocasionadas pela hanseníase no Brasil e Unidades da Federação (UF), de acordo com as informações oriundas do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan)
International Textbook of Leprosy
The International Textbook of Leprosy is dedicated to the physicians and health workers caring for their first patient with leprosy, and to all of those in the research community who have encountered some of the fascinating scientific aspects of leprosy and wish to learn more
Toward a Disability‐Inclusive COVID19 Response: 10 recommendations from the International Disability Alliance
In the light of the COVID19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on persons with disabilities, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) has compiled the following list of the main barriers that persons with disabilities face in this emergency situation along with some practical solutions and recommendations
Report on “Global Forum of People’s Organization on Hansen’s Disease” has been issued
Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease had been held in Manila, Philippines in September 2019 prior to the 20th International Leprosy Congress. Representatives of 23 organizations from 18 countries gathered for the event. The recommendations made by the participants of the Forum were declared to global academics, scientists, researchers, health staff and partners during […]
A New Atlas of Leprosy Revised and Updated (English)
A pictorial manual to assist front-line health workers and health volunteers to know the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of leprosy is revised and updated in English and Hindi
Hanseníase: a doença que machuca e não causa dor física
Manchas avermelhadas, esbranquiçadas e alteração na sensibilidade da pele: essas são algumas características da hanseníase. A doença que não causa dor física e sim feridas na alma. O Brasil ocupa o segundo lugar no ranking mundial de casos. A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) coletou dados em 2017 que mostram que mais de 210 mil […]
Lepra disputes WHO’s new treatment protocol for leprosy
The World Health Organisation is in the process of implementing a new strategy of leprosy care and management. However, as an evidence-led organisation, Lepra disputes this for several key reasons
Lepra News Spring 2020
The latest issue of Lepra News has arrived! Click to read about our New Faces of Leprosy gallery tour opening day and our continuing support of the Mutemwa Care Centre in Zimbabwe
COVID-19 Update – Lepra.org
In compliance with government advice, Lepra has decided to close its office doors during the COVID-19 outbreak. The health and welfare of our staff is important, both here and abroad
