Session 1: Status of the “Eliminating Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy (EDPAL) Bill, 2015” and other issues concerning Persons affected by Leprosy
From left to right: Dr Saurabh Jain, National Professional Officer (NTD), WHO Country Office (India); Dr. Anil Kumar, Deputy Director General (Leprosy), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Javed Abidi, Honorary Director, NCPEDP; Awanish Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), MSJE; Dr. Savita Bhakhry, Joint Director, Policy Research, Projects and Programmes, NHRC
Session 2: Concerted Advocacy Initiatives to be taken to get the EDPAL Bill passed being moderated byJaved Abidi, Honorary Director, NCPEDP and Nikita Sarah, Head-Advocacy and Communication, TLM (India)
Session 3: Sharing of best practices and challenges vis-à-vis major Leprosy issues and the disconnect between the Leprosy Sector and the Disability Sector being moderated by Dr. Vineeta Shanker, Executive Director, SILF and Dr. Mohammed A Arif, National Representative, ILEP.
Presentation on Integration of Leprosy into the larger Disability movement in Nepal being made by Shudarson Subedi,President, NFDN
Presentation on Leprosy movement in Nepal being made by Amar Bahadur Timalsina, President, IDEA (Nepal)
Presentation on Leprosy movement and the integration of Leprosy into the larger Disability movement in Indonesia being made by Hermen Mangaradas Hutabarat, Chairperson, GPDLI and Dr. Ir. Nuah P. Tarigan, Board Member, GPDLI
Delegation from Indonesia making a presentation on the Leprosy movement in Indonesia.
Presentation on Leprosy movement and the integration of Leprosy into the larger Disability movement in India being made by V. Narsappa, President, APAL and Venu Gopal, Vice President, APAL
Representatives of APAL making a presentation on the Leprosy movement in India.
Session 4: Strengthening Accountability and Policy Measures in order to make Development Inclusive - Recommendations to ensure Empowerment of Persons affected by Leprosy being moderated by Dr. P.K. Gopal, Co-founder and President, IDEA (India) and Ashim Chowla, Chief Executive, LEPRA (India).
Participants participating in Group Discussions on Recommendations to ensure Empowerment of Persons affected by Leprosy
From left to right: Shudarson Subedi, President, NFDN; Hermen Mangaradas Hutabarat, Chairperson, GPDLI; Dr. Ir. Nuah P. Tarigan, Board Member, GPDLI; Dr. Mohammed A Arif, National Representative, ILEP
Participants participating in Group Discussions on Recommendations to ensure Empowerment of Persons affected by Leprosy
From left to right: Dr. Sonia Sethi, LEPRA; Amar Bahadur Timalsina, President, IDEA (Nepal); Dr. Ir. Nuah P. Tarigan, Board Member, GPDLI; Nikita Sarah, Head – Advocacy and Communication, TLM (India)
