/PRNewswire/ Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen s Disease) Initiative has partnered with the World Health Organization to co-host the launch of the 2024 Global Appeal.
GENEVA, Jan 31 (IPS) - Zero leprosy is not an impossible dream Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination at the Global Appeal 2024 to End Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons Affected by LeprosyTuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times meant exclusion from society and even death.
The Global Appeal 2024 to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy will be launched at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 31, 2024. The ceremony will be led by the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and hosted by WHO.