Making the Impossible Possible : my work for Leprosy elimination and human rights

Maps ....................................................................................................... vi

Foreword: Professor Shigeki Sakamoto ................................................. ix

Introduction: An Ongoing Quest ............................................................... 1

1.      The Other Front Line: The UN Resolution and Subsequent

Initiatives to Push for Implementation .......................................... 15

2.      Reaching the Unreachable: 2001–5 ........................................... 47

3.      The Drive to Self-Empowerment: 2006–9 .................................. 213

4.      The Social Aspects of the Disease: 2010–12 ............................ 373

5.      Overcoming the Stagnation: 2013–15 ...................................... 505

6.      Hope and Courage Leading the Way to the Future:

2016 and Beyond ...................................................................... 631

Afterword: The Last Mile ....................................................................... 723

Appendix 1: The Global Appeal Initiative, 2006–21—A Timeline .......... 731

Appendix 2: Meetings with Principal Leaders of Nations Visited,

1980–2020 ............................................................................................. 743

Index of Countries Visited ..................................................................... 823

Awards and Honors ............................................................................... 829

Honorary Degrees ................................................................................. 831

Publications ........................................................................................... 833

Works Consulted ................................................................................... 835