The Last and Longest Mile
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The Last and Longest Mile

Yohei Sasakawa's Struggle to Eliminate Leprosy

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eBook - ePub

The Last and Longest Mile

Yohei Sasakawa's Struggle to Eliminate Leprosy

About this book

This book offers a compelling account of the two-pronged fight against both leprosy and the discrimination that comes with it. Leprosy is generally weak against the immune system, yet it persists in populations with inadequate nutrition and weak resistance, due to poverty or lack of disease control measures. Thus the battle against leprosy has involved a highly effective multidrug therapy, and getting it to communities in need. 

 The Last and Longest Mile tells the story of the WHO’s offering of this cure, free of charge across the world, in 1995–9, through vital funding from the Nippon Foundation; and of how the Foundation has continued pursuing elimination of leprosy in the years since. Yohei Sasakawa, the organisation’s chairman, has personally travelled the world to lead the struggle against the disease, and particularly to combat discrimination against leprosy patients or ex-patients and their families—an effort that has lagged behind the campaign to eradicate the disease itself.  

 Award-winning writer Fumihiko Takayama accompanied Sasakawa on his seven-year global crusade from 2009. Here he recounts the milestones of their journey, explores the important advances and setbacks experienced along the way, and reveals the personal sense of mission that drives the tireless Yohei Sasakawa.

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Information

Publisher
Hurst Publishers
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781787383401
eBook ISBN
9781787386297
Topic
Medicina
Subtopic
Malattie e allergie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. The Last and Longest Mile Photos
  7. Author’s Preface to the English Edition
  8. Author’s Preface to the Japanese Edition
  9. 1. Heroism Amid Beggary: Mumbai and Pune
  10. 2. After the Sandstorm: Cairo and Alexandria
  11. 3. Not as Things Appear: Malawi
  12. 4. A Dancing Ambassador in a Pygmy Jungle: Central African Republic
  13. 5. Entrepreneurial Initiative: Raipur (India)
  14. 6. Mothers and Children Torn Apart: Rio de Janeiro
  15. 7. A Belated Arrival for the Multidrug Therapy: Russia and Ukraine
  16. 8. Unforgettable People: Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Tajikistan, Spain and Portugal, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  17. 9. Cries and Whispers: BrasĂ­lia and Mato Grosso
  18. 10. Applause for a Teenage Girl: Kiribati
  19. 11. Francis’s Epiphany: The Vatican
  20. Appendix 1: Biblical Leprosy
  21. Appendix 2: Leprosy in Japan
  22. Appendix 3: Resolution and Principles and Guidelines Adopted Unanimously by the Un General Assembly on December 21, 2010
  23. Appendix 4: International Symposium: Towards Holistic Care for People with Hansen’s Disease, Respectful of Their Dignity (Vatican City, 9–10 June 2016)
  24. Appendix 5: Timeline of Yohei Sasakawa and the Fight Against Leprosy Over the Years
  25. Index
  26. Back Cover