Making the Impossible Possible - My Work for Leprosy Elimination and Human Rights

The incredible story of a lifetime dedicated to the global eradication of leprosy.

About the author

Yohei Sasakawa is WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Japan and among the largest in Asia. For over forty years, he has led the global struggle to eliminate leprosy and tackle discrimination against those affected by it.

Summary

The incredible story of a lifetime dedicated to the global eradication of leprosy.

Product details

• Authors: Yohei Sasakawa, Sasakawa Yohei
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781787389472
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-947-2
• Illustrations: 200 Illustrations, color
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; World, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases