news and media: news archives 2005
Dec. 12, 2005
GREENVILLE MAN TO WRITE GUIDELINES
FOR THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Dr. Paul Saunderson of Greenville has been selected by the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for leprosy to draft guidelines for WHO’s 2006-2010 leprosy control strategies which emphasize quality of treatment and care for people affected by leprosy. Saunderson’s appointment came in London last week during a joint meeting of the chairs of the ILEP Technical Commission (ITC) and the WHO TAG on leprosy.
Saunderson, an international expert on leprosy, is medical officer at American Leprosy Missions with headquarters in Greenville. He oversees ALM’S medical programs in approximately fifteen countries. He is a member of ILEP’s ITC and has been widely published in international medical journals. He is also a leader in ALM’s $7 million campaign to develop a vaccine against leprosy.
American Leprosy Missions is the oldest and largest non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to the treatment and complete elimination of leprosy. ALM will celebrate its 100 th birthday in 2006.
