World Leprosy Day (WLD)
World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January but World Leprosy Day is celebrated on 30 January, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death in India.
This international day is an opportunity to celebrate people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness of the disease, and call for an end to leprosy-related stigma and discrimination.
Public Health Updates
- Call for Applications for ASTMH Travel Awards 2023
- World Oral Health Day: Accelerate action to achieve universal coverage for oral health
- Harness digital health for Universal Health Coverage
- International Confederation of Midwives Congress Bursary Bali 2023
- GRN Pump-priming Research Workshop Grants 2023
- Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
- Five cities recognized for public health achievements at Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit
- WHO renews alert on safeguards for health worker recruitment
- WHO publishes recommendations on two new types of insecticide-treated nets
- Call for Watchers to participate in the 76th World Health Assembly
Public Health Opportunities
- Call for Applications for ASTMH Travel Awards 2023
- World Oral Health Day: Accelerate action to achieve universal coverage for oral health
- Harness digital health for Universal Health Coverage
- International Confederation of Midwives Congress Bursary Bali 2023
- GRN Pump-priming Research Workshop Grants 2023
- Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
- Five cities recognized for public health achievements at Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit
- WHO renews alert on safeguards for health worker recruitment
- WHO publishes recommendations on two new types of insecticide-treated nets
- Call for Watchers to participate in the 76th World Health Assembly