The following posters have been accepted for the academic poster session at the Bergen
International Conference on Hansen’s Disease. The posters will be displayed in the aula at Grieghallen, Bergen.
Atiqah Abd-Rahim, University Malaysia Sabah
Documenting the history, memory, and identity of former leprosy sufferers in Sinar Baru Village, a leprosy village settlement in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Norana Abdul Rahman, Athena Institute, Vrije University, Amsterdam
Breaking the chains of leprosy: Lessons from the past, Hope for the future
Ulfah Abqari, NLR Indonesia
Reflection of index case’s satisfaction from the healthcare worker engagement performance and its impact to the contacts examination decision-making: A lesson learnt from “tanean lanjang” effect, Madurese residential culture, Indonesia
Roy Luister Acos, Department of Dermatology, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital
False alarm: A case of Hansen’s disease misdiagnosed as multiorgan metastases in a 10-year-old boy with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma
Bethlehem Amdemariam, Addis Ababa University
Assessment of knowledge regarding Leprosy among Health Care Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ruth Ansah, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
Retrospective registry-based analysis of 2017-2019 surveillance data from the National Leprosy Programme in Ghana and evaluation of Ghana’s performance towards the targets of the WHO Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020
Joseph Chukwu, German Leprosy & TB Relief Association
Uzuakoli – lest we forget
Belen Dofitas, Philippine Leprosy Mission, Inc.
Hear our Voices: PALs4PALs Peer counselling and Speakers Bureau Empowerment Project in the Philippines
Chinwe Eze, RedAid Nigeria/German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association
Tackling Stigma and Discrimination through Awareness Creation: A Case Study
Antonio García-Belmar, University of Alicante
Fontilles Heritage Project. Images, objects and words for a history and a memory of leprosy.
Diana Lockwood, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
New Face for leprosy: “A positive image”
Jacintha Martis, Dept.of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Father Muller Medical College & St. Joseph Leprosy Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Step by step, steadfast since 1890: Role in leprosy elimination/post-elimination in Coastal Karnataka, India
Sujeewa Mendis Amarasekera, International Organization For Migration / Ministry of Health
The situation of leprosy in Sri Lanka
Vivek Pai, Bombay Leprosy Project
Historical perspective of urban leprosy – A four decadal experience of leprosy elimination in Dharavi, the largest slum of Asia
Emily Quilter, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Women affected by leprosy are underrepresented in leprosy randomised controlled treatment trials which hampers our ability to achieve zero leprosy
Reginald Alain Santos, Culion Foundation, Inc.
Community-Based Approach in Finding Leprosy Cases
Steven Loudel Ssemwanga, St. Francis Hospital Buluba
Tackling Nationwide loss: leprosy expertise at Buluba Hospital
Jerson Jerick Taguibao, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital
Rising from the Rashes: A Rare Case of Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy Concurrent with Lichen Planus
Nailfold Capillaroscopic Patterns in Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Mimicking Systemic Sclerosis
Pedro Torres, Sanatorium Fontilles
The contribution of The Sanatorium of Fontilles to the decline of Hansen’s Disease
The abstracts were evaluated by Siri Gloppen (UiB), Nina Langeland (UiB), Takahiro Nanri (SHF) and Magnus Vollset (UiB, leader). The abstracts were evaluated for quality and relevance to the call for abstracts.
Bergen/Tokyo, 05.05.2023
Update (06.07.2023): The posters will be posted on this page in due time. Meanwhile, you can see pictures from the poster session here.
