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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781787383401 [hardbound] |
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LCIC |
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| Edition information |
REF 920..6169 T13 2021 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Takayama, Fumihiko |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The last and longest mile : Yohei Sasakawa's struggle to eliminate leprosy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Fumihiko |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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London : |
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Hurst & Company, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 268 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : |
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color illustrations ; |
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24 cm |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Heroism amid beggary: Mumbai and Pune<br/>After the sandstorm: Cairo and Alexandria<br/>Not as things appear: Malawi<br/>A dancing ambassador in a pygmy jungle: Central African Republic<br/>Entrepreneurial initiative: Raipur (India)<br/>Mothers and children torn apart: Rio de Janeiro<br/>A belated arrival for the multidrug therapy: Russia and Ukraine<br/>Unforgettable people: Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Tajikistan, Spain and Portugal, Democratic Republic of the Congo<br/>Cries and whispers: Brasília and Mato Grosso<br/>Applause for a teenage girl: Kiribati<br/>Francis's epiphany: the Vatican<br/>Appendix 1: Biblical leprosy<br/>Appendix 2: Leprosy in Japan<br/>Appendix 3: Resolution and principles and guidelines adopted unanimously by the UN General Assembly on December 21, 2010<br/>Appendix 4: International symposium: towards holistic care for people with Hansen's disease, respectful of their dignity (Vatican City, 9-10 June 2016)<br/>Appendix 5: Timeline of Yohei Sasakawa and the fight against leprosy over the years |
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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.-- Publisher's website |
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Miller, Waku. |
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DONATION |
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No |