The PEOPLE project has completed its first year. After the kick-off meeting in October 2019 and subsequent preparations (ethical approvals, randomization,…), the clinical trial started recruitment in the Comoros in…

The International Leprosy Association (ILA) once again presents its compliments to the Philippines authorities for accepting to host the 20th International Leprosy Congress (20th ILC). After “hidden challenges” in Brussels…

Annual Meeting with Consortium of PEOPLE in Manila

This event will feature breakout sessions around key programmatic challenges and promote interactions among operational researchers, program implementers, and policy influencers in the NTD field. Maryland, United States COR-NTD website…

In the first year of the PEOPLE study (2019), a total of 101,994 persons were identified of whom 95,679 agreed to participate in the study and were examined for signs…

Press release – Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp – 5 November 2020 The number of new cases of leprosy decreases in people exposed to M. leprae, who take a one-off…