Global Appeal 2011
To End Stigma and Discrimination Against People Affected by Leprosy
Leprosy is a curable disease, yet it continues to stigmatize.
The corollary of this stigma is discrimination, resulting in limited opportunities and social exclusion.
The stigma associated with leprosy is rooted in myths and misconceptions that deserve no place in today’s world.
With awareness and education, this stigma can be challenged.
With education, people affected by leprosy can be empowered to overcome the social and economic barriers that society has placed in their way.
We call for an end to discrimination against people affected by leprosy and their families.
We support their right to live in dignity as full members of the community with equal access to opportunities and enjoying all their human rights.
Global Appeal 2011 to End Stigma and Discrimination Against People Affected by Leprosy List of Signatories (as of 19 January 2011)
Australia | Prof. Nicholas Glasgow | Dean, The Australian National University Medical School |
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Prof. Ed Byrne | Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University | |
Prof. Frederick G. Hilmer | President and Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales | |
Austria | Prof. Dr. Werner Hasitschka | Rector, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna |
Benin | Prof. Cossi Norbert Awanou | Rector, University of Abomey-Calavi |
Brazil | Prof. Dr. João Grandino Rodas | Rector, University of São Paulo |
Bulgaria | Prof. Ivan Ilchev | Rector, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” |
Burkina Faso | Prof. Hamidou Boly | President, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso |
Cambodia | Prof. Lav Chhiv Eav | Rector, The Royal University of Phnom Penh |
Canada | Prof. David Naylor | President, The University of Toronto |
Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri | President and Vice-Chancellor, York University | |
Chile | Prof. Victor L. Pérez Vera | Rector, University of Chile |
China | Prof. Joseph Sung | Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Prof. Lin Jianhua | President, Chongqing University | |
Prof. Chen Guoqing | President, Inner Mongolia University | |
Prof. Tao Zhan | President, Jilin University | |
Prof. Zhou Xuhong | President, Lanzhou University | |
Prof. Chen Jun | President, Nanjing University | |
Prof. Zhou Qifeng | President, Peking University | |
Prof. Daren Huang | President, Sun Yat-sen University | |
Prof. Tashpolat Tiyip | President, Xinjiang University | |
Prof. He Tianchun | President, Yunnan University | |
Costa Rica | Mr. John J. Maresca | Rector, University for Peace |
Czeck Republic | Prof. RNDr. Václav Hampl | Rector, Charles University |
Denmark | Prof. Ralf Hemmingsen | Rector, University of Copenhagen |
Egypt | Dr. David D. Arnold | President, The American University in Cairo |
Prof. Dr. Hossam Kamel | President, Cairo University | |
Ethiopia | Prof. Andreas Eshete | President, Addis Ababa University |
Fiji | Prof. Rajesh Chandra | Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of the South Pacific |
Finland | Prof. Thomas Wilhelmsson | Rector, University of Helsinki |
France | Mr. J. Frank Brown | Dean, European Institute of Business Administration |
Mr. Bruno Mantovani | Director, Le Conservatoire de Paris | |
Germany | Prof. Dr. iur. Franz Häuser | Rector, University of Leipzig |
Prof. Dr. Elmar W. Weiler | Rector, Ruhr University Bochum | |
Ghana | Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang | Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast |
Greece | Prof. Demosthenes N. Asimakopoulos | Rector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Honduras | Dr. Roberto Cuevas | Rector, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana-Zamorano |
Hungary | Dr. József Pálinkás | President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
India | Prof. Pradip Narayan Ghosh | Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University |
Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya | Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University | |
Indonesida | Prof. Ir. Sudjarwadi | Rector, Gadjah Mada University |
Prof. Dr. der Soz Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri | Rector, University of Indonesia | |
Prof. Dr. H. Sunaryo Kartadinata | Rector, Indonesia University of Education | |
Israel | Prof. Rivka Carmi | President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negrev |
Italy | Prof. Giovanni Notari | S.J., Director, Istituto di Formazione Politica “Pedro Arrupe” |
Fr. François-Xavier Dumortier | S.J., Rector, Pontifical Gregorian University | |
Jamaica | Prof. E. Nigel Harris | Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies |
Japan | Prof. Hideoki Ogawa | CEO, Juntendo University |
Prof. Atsushi Seike | President, Keio University | |
Prof. Shun Korenaga | President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University | |
Prof. Kaoru Kamata | President, Waseda University | |
Jordan | Prof. Bashir Al Zu’bi | Acting President, The University of Jordan |
Kenya | Prof. George Magoha | Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi |
Latvia | Prof. Marcis Auzins | Rector, University of Latvia |
Madagascar | Prof. Abel Andriantsimahavandy | President, University of Antananarivo |
Malawi | Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano | Vice-Chancellor, University of Malawi |
Malaysia | Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin | Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
Prof. Ghauth Jasmon | Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya | |
Mali | Dr. Fafré Samake | Director General, Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research |
Mexico | Dr. Javier Garciadiego | President, El Colegio de Mexico |
Mongolia | Prof. Dr. Chuluunbaatar Gelegpil | Rector and President, Academy of Management |
Myanmar | Prof. Dr. Than Maung | Acting Rector, University of Traditional Medicine |
The Netherlands | Minister Yvonne C.M.T. van Rooy | President, Utrecht University |
New Zealand | Prof. Steve Maharey | Vice-Chancellor, Massey University |
Nigeria | Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega | Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University |
Norway | Prof. Ole Petter Ottersen | Rector, University of Oslo |
Peru | Dr. Ilse Wisotzki | Rector, University of Lima |
The Philippines | Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres | S.J., President, Ateneo de Manila University |
Prof. Emerlinda R. Roman | President, University of the Philippines | |
Poland | Prof. Karol Musioł | Rector, Jagiellonian University |
Portugal | Prof. Fernando Jorge Rama Seabra Santos | Rector, University of Coimbra |
Romania | Prof. Dr. Ioan Panzaru | Rector, University of Bucharest |
Russia | Prof. Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kropachev | Rector, Saint-Petersburg State University |
Serbia | Prof. Dr. Branko Kovacevic | Rector, University of Belgrade |
Singapore | Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan | President, National University of Singapore |
Slovakia | Assoc. Prof. PhDr. František Gahér | Rector, Comenius University in Bratislava |
South Africa | Prof. Brian P. O’Connell | Rector and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Western Cape |
Spain | Dr. Lucila González Pazos | Vice-Chancellor for International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid |
Dr. Jaime Oraá Oraá | Rector, University of Deusto | |
Sweden | Prof. Anders Hallberg | Vice-Chancellor, Uppsala University |
Dr. Björn Kjerfve | President and Professor, World Maritime University | |
Switzerland | Prof. Jean-Dominique Vassalli | Rector, University of Geneva |
Prof. Philippe Burrin | Director, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies | |
Taiwan | Dr. Si-Chen Lee | President, National Taiwan University |
Tanzania | Prof. G.C. Monela | Vice-Chancellor, Sokoine University of Agriculture |
Thailand | Prof. Dr. Pongsak Angkasith | President, Chiang Mai University |
Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul | President, Chulalongkorn University | |
Clinical Prof. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn | President, Mahidol University | |
Turkey | Prof. Dr. Cemal Taluğ | Rector, Ankara University |
Prof. Dr. Ali Akademir | Rector, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University | |
Uganda | Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba | Acting Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University |
UK | Professor Eric Thomas | Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Bristol |
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz | Vice-Chancellor, The University of Cambridge | |
Dr David Grant | Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University | |
Professor Edward Acton | Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia | |
Professor Michael Arthur | Vice-Chancellor, The University of Leeds | |
Professor Paul Webley | Director, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | |
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell | President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester | |
Professor Chris Brink | Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University | |
Professor Janet Beer | Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University | |
Professor Keith Burnett | Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield | |
Professor Michael Farthing | Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sussex | |
USA | Dr. Gene D. Block | Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles |
Dr. Marye Anne Fox | Chancellor, University of California, San Diego | |
Dr. Ronald J. Daniels | President, Johns Hopkins University | |
Dr. Joseph W. Polisi | President, The Juilliard School | |
Dr. William Powers, Jr. | President, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow | President, The Fletcher School, Tufts University | |
Dr. Richard C. Levin | President, Yale University | |
Vietnam | Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan | President, Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
Total 64 countries, 110 Universities