Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Foreword by David Heymann
........................................................... vii
Introduction
............................................................................................. 1
Learning the Truth about Leprosy
..........................................................11
A Scourge Inflicted as “Divine Punishment”?
....................................... 11
The History of Discrimination against Leprosy
and the Isolation of Patients ... 17
What Leprosy Elimination Efforts Have Already
Achieved ...................29
Leprosy as a Human Rights Issue
......................................................... 40
Ryoichi Sasakawa and the Nippon Foundation
..................................... 63
Motorboat Racing and Humanitarian Activities
.....................................63
Birth of the Sasakawa Memorial Health
Foundation ............................ 75
The Work of the Nippon Foundation
......................................................87
India, Land of “Mother Ganges”
.............................................................99
India, Leprosy and Gandhi
..................................................................... 99
Persons Affected by Leprosy in Leading Roles
.....................................104
Birth of the National Forum, Achievement of
Elimination in India ..... 113
The Quest for Self-reliance of People Affected
by Leprosy ................. 117
Embraced by the Flow of the Ganges
....................................................123
Unforgettable Places, Unforgettable Faces ........................................... 139
Visits to Remote Islands
........................................................................ 139
Ventures into the “Heart of Darkness”:
Activities in Africa .................. 151
Desire to Help Asia: Activities in Cambodia
and Nepal ....................... 169
Activities in Brazil
................................................................................
182
Encounters with Religious Leaders
...................................................... 197
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Leprosy
................................... 197
Collaboration with the Catholic Church
............................................... 203
Afterword
..............................................................................................
211
Index
.....................................................................................................
213
| Author | Article | Subject | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yohei Sasakawa | Leprosy - Therapy, Bangladesh - Health, Leprosy - Treatment |
