The 2023 Hansen Anniversary – 150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus

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The Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease: 150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus

June 06, 2023

The 2023 Hansen anniversary conference took place in Bergen, Norway, June 21st-22nd, 2023. See the program and recordings.

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Preparatory Webinars

May 26, 2023

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.

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Exhibition: the discovery of the leprosy bacteria 150 years

May 25, 2023

The Bergen Leprosy Museum St. Jørgens Hospital has opened an exhibition on the discovery of the leprosy bacillus.

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Leprosy today: A visit to Agua de Dios

April 08, 2023

How past abuses still influence the fight against leprosy in Colombia today (long read).

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Anniversary event in Bergen February 28th: See the recording

February 28, 2023

The physical anniversary event took place in the University Aula on February 28th.

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Now available: The 150th anniversary webcast

February 19, 2023

Watch the recording of the 150th anniversary webcast, which took place on February 28th.

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Visit Hansen’s laboratory digitally

February 15, 2023

The University of Bergen invites you to visit Armauer Hansen’s office and laboratory, digitally. Available in English, French, Japanese and Norwegian.

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The curious doctor who changed the world

February 02, 2023

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.

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Global Appeal 2003 Launched at the Vatican

January 23, 2023

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.

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Abbi Patrix visits Bergen and Voss

November 25, 2022

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.

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Hero or villain?

November 09, 2022

The anniversary presentation for the International Leprosy Congress – “Hero or Villain? Preserving Hansen’s legacy in Bergen, Norway” – is now available online.

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WHO Ambassador Yōhei Sasakawa visits Bergen

September 22, 2022

WHO Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Yōhei Sasakawa, visits Bergen to plan the 2023 Hansen anniversary.

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Mandate for the anniversary

March 28, 2022

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.