The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy, a multi-stakeholder global coalition, is recruiting an Executive Director whose overall role will be to lead and support the partners towards achievement of GPZL’s purposes and objectives. More information on the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) can be … Read More > The post Executive Director Recruitment first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

Vivek Lal is the Team Leader, WHO Global Leprosy Programme. He is a medical doctor with specialization in Community Medicine from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has over 15 years of public health experience involving advocacy, planning, implementation and research. He … Read More > The post Vivek Lal first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

Dr. Peter Steinmann is a trained epidemiologist and public health specialist working at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (www.swisstph.ch). He is passionate about making public health innovations accessible to populations in need, and with his projects focuses on implementation research, evaluations and strategic … Read More > The post Peter Steinmann | Chair first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

Dr. Tuduetso Molefi’s background is in medicine, with an MBChB degree and DTMH qualification. She currently serves as a Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health of Botswana and holds the role of Neglected Tropical Diseases Program Manager. In this capacity, she plays a … Read More > The post Tuduetso Molefi first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Peter Steinmann as Chair, effective today. Dr. Steinmann is a trained epidemiologist and public health specialist working at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. He is passionate about making … Read More > The post Appointment of New Chair first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) is a coalition committed to ending leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease. GPZL convenes stakeholders, links expertise, and empowers and leverages the collective strengths of our members towards the ultimate goal of zero leprosy: zero infection and disease, … Read More > The post New Strategy 2024-2026 first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Leadership Team Conference in Delhi, India – 7-9 October 2023 The post Meeting Notes, 7-9 October 2023 first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) facilitates alignment of the leprosy community and accelerates effective collaborative action toward the goal of zero leprosy: zero transmission, zero leprosy disease, zero new disability, and zero stigma and discrimination. The Partnership’s work is focused in three areas: … Read More > The post Call for nominations: Leadership Team Chair first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy warmly welcomes the appointment of Beatriz Miranda as UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members. She starts in her new role on 1 November. Beatriz takes over … Read More > The post Appointment of UN Special Rapporteur first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more

During its recent in-person meeting in India, the GPZL Leadership Team made a number of decisions about the future structure of the organization. As signalled in a news posting in May, the former GPZL Secretariat, hosted by the Task Force for Global Health, closed at … Read More > The post Structural changes in GPZL first appeared on Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ..read more