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 | University fundraising: what the UK can learn from Canada Lorna Somers, vice president of McMaster University Foundation, told us about the transition from her early days at McMaster in the late 1980s, when academics treated her "like someone with advanced leprosy" and alumni would tell her that universities ... The Guardian (blog) - Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59 |
| Kalaupapa volume wins top book honor ~~<p>A nonfiction book that documents the lives of the mostly Native Hawaiian individuals who were sent to the leprosy settlement at Kalaupapa was named winner of the Samuel M. Kama­kau Award for Hawai‘i Book of the Year at the 20th ... Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Sun, 12 May 2013 04:42 | |
| Doctor bags award Nodal Officer of the National Programme for Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer and Stroke (NPCDCS), Odisha, Dr PKB Patnaik has been conferred the prestigious Damien-Dutton award, 2012 for his contribution to leprosy elimination in the ... The New Indian Express - Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:10 | |
 | Rally expresses solidarity with PLHA Additional District Medical & Health Officer (AIDS & Leprosy) Dr. Ronanki Ramesh said they were trying to raise the awareness level while instilling confidence in PLHA to live with dignity and avail treatment being extended at various hospitals ... The Hindu - Mon, 20 May 2013 00:44 |
| Lectern marks city links with India An informative lectern was installed in Watts Park in Southampton, celebrating the history of the Marlands area and raising awareness of the New Hope Rural Community Trust charity, which helps fight leprosy in India. More than 800 years ago the ... Daily Echo - Sat, 11 May 2013 00:55 | |
| Non-paying Sabah foreigners incur RM21.7m government healthcare since ... The senior health official, who has worked in the government for 22 years, also said that there were 7,550 cases of communicable diseases among foreigners from 2010 to 2012, including measles, cholera, leprosy and hepatitis. The number of foreigners ... The Malaysian Insider - Tue, 21 May 2013 02:31 | |
| TB, a neglected disease in UgandaPublish Date: May 15, 2013 According to Ministry of Health and the National TB and Leprosy Programme, there were approximately 49,000 new TB cases in Uganda in 2011. The high burden of the TB disease is mainly in the urban and peri-urban centres, with Kampala accounting for ... New Vision - Tue, 14 May 2013 22:31 | |
| Joint Health Mela at Joupi The Health Mela provided facilities like free check-ups for TB, Malaria, Leprosy, HIV, X-Ray, ultra-sound, eye check-up, immunisation and free medicine distribution for local people, it said. 32 Assam Rifles provided assistance to the organisers as ... E-Pao.net - Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17 | |