Disease Elimination and Eradication Lessons Learnt from Leprosy
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WHO is honored to cosponsor this important event together with the Ministry of Health of Brazil, ILA and ILEP. We are especially grateful to Government of Brazil and members of the Organizing Committee for planning and organizing the Congress. This is the second important meeting which the Brazilian authorities have kindly hosted this year the first being the meeting of the Global Alliance for Leprosy Elimination.
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