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Leprosy Bulletin No.110 Ambassador’s Message: “Don’t Forget Leprosy” throughout the world

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WHO Goodwill Ambassador Yohei Sasakawa spreading the “Don’t Forget Leprosy” message from the top of Japan’s tallest mountain, Mt. Fuji (3,776 meters). Sasakawa reached the summit at 4:42 a.m. on August 4, 2022, following a successful climb from the fifth station at age 83.
Mingma David Sherpa, Guinness World Record holder and Executive Board Member of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), holding a “Don’t Forget Leprosy” poster on the peak of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world (8848.86 meters) (May 15, 2022).