Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by enhancing capacity-building in public health.

Consejo de Derechos Humanos 38º período de sesiones 18 de junio a 6 de julio de 2018. Tema 3 de la agenda Promoción y protección de todos los derechos humanos, civiles, políticos, económicos, sociales y culturales, incluido el derecho al desarrollo

GENEVA (19 June 2018) – States must act now to stop the widespread, systemic, multi-layered and institutionalised discrimination suffered by persons affected by leprosy and their family members, a UN human rights expert has said.

Human Rights Council Thirty-eighth session. 18 June–6 July 2018. Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy will convene two working groups in 2018. The Leprosy Research Agenda Working Group will develop an aligned research agenda for current and potential future innovations in diagnostics, strategies, and interventions to contribute to zero leprosy.