June 2023.
Yuliati, vice chair PerMaTa, spoke a the conference to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the leprosy bacillus. Watch her speech here! The event was organized by the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen, and attended by around 200 people, including medical experts, human rights advocates, historical preservation experts, researchers, NGOs, and representatives of organizations of persons affected by leprosy.
Speakers were, amongst others,
Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination
Takahiro Nanri, Executive Director, Sasakawa Health Foundation
Yuliati, Vice President, PerMaTa Indonesia
Paul Fine, Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical medicine
Vivek Lal, Team Leader, Global Leprosy Program, WHO
Alice Cruz, UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Geoff Warne, CEO, International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP)
Artur Custódio Moreira de Sousa, Volunteer, Morhan, BrazilW
We hope that this conference, including Yuli’s speech, will help to ensure that leprosy is not forgotten, that people understand that leprosy does not end with the fight against the bacillus alone, and that we must all work together not only to eleminate leprosy in the future, but also to help affected people now.
