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Article: WHO endorses global appeal to end discrimination against people affected with leprosy
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- January 29, 2007
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WHO endorses global appeal to end discrimination against people
affected with leprosy
MANILA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO)
Western Pacific Region branch Monday endorsed a global appeal to
highlight the plight of people affected by leprosy, calling on people
around the world to end stigma and discrimination against people
affected by the age-old scourge.
Jean-Marc Olive, WHO representative in the Philippines, endorsed
the appeal on behalf of Shigeru Omi, WHO regional director for the
Western Pacific, at an international forum held in Manila.
"We have proved that leprosy is a curable disease. However, we
face the challenge of eliminating leprosy as a social ...