The 2023 Hansen anniversary conference took place in Bergen, Norway, June 21st-22nd, 2023. See the program and recordings.
Read morePreparatory Webinars
See the program and register for the preparatory webinars for the Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease. The webinars take place on June 6th and June 11th.
Read moreExhibition: the discovery of the leprosy bacteria 150 years
The Bergen Leprosy Museum St. Jørgens Hospital has opened an exhibition on the discovery of the leprosy bacillus.
Read moreLeprosy today: A visit to Agua de Dios
How past abuses still influence the fight against leprosy in Colombia today (long read).
Read moreAnniversary event in Bergen February 28th: See the recording
The physical anniversary event took place in the University Aula on February 28th.
Read moreNow available: The 150th anniversary webcast
Watch the recording of the 150th anniversary webcast, which took place on February 28th.
Read moreVisit Hansen’s laboratory digitally
The University of Bergen invites you to visit Armauer Hansen’s office and laboratory, digitally. Available in English, French, Japanese and Norwegian.
Read moreThe curious doctor who changed the world
2023 will be the 150th anniversary since Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered the bacteria that causes leprosy. What the young doctor observed through his microscope, was a scientific breakthrough that helped transform how we view disease and infection.
Read moreGlobal Appeal 2003 Launched at the Vatican
The anniversary year started with an International Symposium at the Vatican on Hansen’s Disease titled “Leave No One Behind”. See the videos and read the appeal.
Read moreAbbi Patrix visits Bergen and Voss
Abbi Patrix is a famous storyteller based in Paris. He is also Gerhard Armauer Hansen’s great grandson, and recently visited Norway to plan the anniversary.
Read moreHero or villain?
The anniversary presentation for the International Leprosy Congress - “Hero or Villain? Preserving Hansen’s legacy in Bergen, Norway” – is now available online.
Read moreWHO Ambassador Yōhei Sasakawa visits Bergen
WHO Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Yōhei Sasakawa, visits Bergen to plan the 2023 Hansen anniversary.
Read moreMandate for the anniversary
The Ministry of Education and Research has in a letter dated March 28, 2022, given the University of Bergen the mandate to arrange the official commemoration of the 150-year anniversary of Gerhard Armauer Hansen’s discovery of the leprosy bacillus.
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