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Congratulations to the Philippine General Hospital Hansen’s Club!  The Club participated in the panel discussion on Mental Health and Disabilities during the World Hansen’s Day Webinar of the Sasakawa Health Foundation (SHF) on Saturday, January 30, 2021 (8:00PM). The theme of the series of the SHF webinars is ” Zero Leprosy for Whom in the […]

A Multi-Purpose Cash Relief Assistance and mobile phone data load were distributed to all the members in order to ease the financial challenges brough about by the pandemic and constant lockdowns. Cellphone load is also essential for communication between members and their day-to-day needs. Susette, a member of the PGH Hansen’s Club, is very grateful […]

Ronald has been suffering from chronic leg and foot ulcers due to the tissue damage brought about by severe leprosy in the past years. Due to the COVID-19 general quarantine, he was unable to earn, to afford medications and wound dressings, and to follow-up at Philippine General Hospital. His leg ulcers became infected and worsened […]

Sa hirap at ginhawa, kami’y inyong kasama.
Sa UP-PGH Derma, may pag-asa.

Project Leader: Belen L Dofitas, MD MSc The stigma of leprosy can last a lifetime even when there is already a cure for this infection. To address this problem, the Philippine Leprosy Mission established a Voice Empowerment project funded by Hivos called ” PALs4PALs: Public Speaking and Peer Counselling Program for Persons Affected by Leprosy (PALs)” in […]