news and media: news archives 2006
October 2007
LOCAL GROUP WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
(Greenville, SC—October 19, 2007) Greenville-based American Leprosy Missions (ALM) received the coveted 2007 DMA International ECHO award for its design of fund-raising materials in the non-profit category. Read More...
September 2007
American Leprosy Missions Receives $750,000 Grant
(Greenville, SC.—September 10, 2007). Greenville-based American Leprosy Missions (ALM) received a $750,000 grant for the treatment of the Buruli ulcer disease from Irish Aid. Read More...
American Leprosy Missions Receives Estate Gift of $1.4 Million Dollars
(Greenville, SC.—September 5, 2007). Greenville-based American Leprosy Missions (ALM) recently received $1.4 million from the estate of Dororthy Marron formerly of New Jersey. Read More...
May 2007
American Leprosy Missions (ALM) Challenges Lou Dobbs’ Accuracy
(Greenville, SC—May 7, 2007)—American Leprosy Missions President, Christopher J. Doyle finds the comments of self-proclaimed advocacy journalist Lou Dobbs both disappointing and offensive. Read More...
June 7, 2007 - Update to this news release: Read More...
February 2007
One Billion Poor Suffer from “Neglected Diseases”—Leprosy Intrinsically Linked to Poverty
Though an estimated one billion people in tropical countries continue to suffer from debilitating and disfiguring diseases associated with poverty, many remain untreated due to neglect by officials. Read More...
January 2007
World Leprosy Day Warning—Reports that the disease is on its way out might be misleading!
(Greenville, SC—January 30, 2007). American Leprosy Missions Leprosy Consultant Dr. Paul Saunderson is concerned about recent reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) and India which declare that leprosy is no longer a public health problem. Read More...
American Leprosy Missions (ALM) Honors Greenville Steering Committee: Monumental Progress Made in Leprosy Vaccine Research
(Greenville, SC.-January 23, 2007). American Leprosy Missions (ALM) honored the members of its Greenville Steering Committee for the Centennial Vaccine Campaign during a luncheon held on Monday, January 22. Read More...
