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World Leprosy Day

January 28, 2024 or . . .

The last Sunday in the month of January

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The Whole World Should Know:

LEPROSY [Hansen's Disease]

Continues to Exist

Throughout

Diverse Places Globally.

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What is Leprosy?

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French philanthropist Raoul Follereau

Raoul Follereau , bornAugust 17, 1903 in Nevers and died on December 6, 1977

in the 16th arrondissement  of Paris:  a French writer and journalist.

He is the creator of World Leprosy Day 

and founder of the work known today

in France as the Raoul-Follereau Foundation, which fights against

leprosy and poverty and

promotes access to education.

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World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January each year. Established in 1954 by French philanthropist Raoul Follereau, it aims to raise awareness about leprosy (now called Hansen’s disease) and teach people about this ancient disease that is easily curable today. While rare in the United States, many people around the world continue to suffer from this curable disease due to lack of access to basic medical care and continued stigma surrounding the illness.

Norwegian Physician, 

Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen 

Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen

29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912)

was a Norwegian physician,

remembered for his identification of 

the  bacterium Mycobacterium leprae 

in 1873 as the causative agent of  leprosy

His distinguished work was recognized

at the International Leprosy Congress

held at Bergen in 1909.

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Leprosy was renamed Hansen’s disease after Norwegian scientist Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who in 1873 discovered the slow-growing bacterium now known as Mycobacterium leprae as the cause of the illness. It is difficult to catch, and it can take many years to develop symptoms of the disease following an infection. However, people who catch the disease can easily be cured with antibiotics.

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Together, we can put a stop to discrimination and stigma against people with Hansen’s disease. We can learn to recognize symptoms and know when to see a physician for diagnosis. Educate yourself and your community and separate the facts from the myths about Hansen’s disease.

Above Text Courtesy, CDC

Learn more on the following CDC web page:

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Joint Message by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization and Mr Yohei Sasakawa,

WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination

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WE CAN ALL HELP!

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WHY SHOULD WE ALL HELP?!

 

Because the "poorest" of

Humanity are suffering a

 

"CURABLE DISEASE!"

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Rare look inside a Leprosy Colony

MUST SEE VIDEO:

Parental Guidance Suggested.

Video Courtesy, EWTN

Almost 5,000 people live in what is known as a 'leprosy colony' in a region called Rumbek, in South Sudan. The people live in dire poverty and are constantly fighting for survival. They have been banished from other towns and villages as they're seen as 'unclean'. In this EWTN News In Depth special report, Colm Flynn takes us inside the colony for a rare look at how the people live, and how one Irish volunteer named Noeleen Loughran, is supporting the people with food, medication and shelter.

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WE MUST ALL HELP!

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Let's All Help to Cure Leprosy.

Let's All Help provide

the medications

needed for the

sufferings of Leprosy.

Let's All Help take the stigma out of Leprosy

 

NOW!

- EPACHA Foundation -

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EPACHA Foundation Extends Sincere Thanks

to ALL who helped make its

"World Leprosy Day"

web page possible with information

that can help educate the world

concerning eliminating the

"Sigma of Leprosy"

while providing the 

"Much Needed Medicines"

for the curable condition of leprosy. 

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If you’ve missed the work of EPACHA in its Phase I duration, please be encouraged to click on the below web links.

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Sincerest Thanks are Extended to http://archive.org/web/ for having made possible an archived viewing of

 

EPACHA Foundation’s entire volume of its Phase I web pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180321225044/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Home_Page_BkUp3.aspx

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Complete List of EPACHA - Phase I web pages:

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https://web.archive.org/web/20180321224129/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Site_Map_List_of_EPACHAs_Web_Pages.aspx

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