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Irish Humanitarian Achievement
24 / 11 / 2008
The Greatest Irish Humanitarian Achievement in History... fifteen million men women and children cured of leprosy the world’s oldest and most cruel disease.
Leo Enright broadcaster and journalist will deliver a special lecture “Making a Difference” at the Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. This invitation only event will celebrate the remarkable achievements of Dr Vincent Barry and his team at The Medical Research Council of Ireland.
The work of the late Dr. Vincent Barry and his team at the Medical Research Council of Ireland gave birth to the discovery of Clofazimine: the key component in the multi drug therapy that cures leprosy. To date this medication has been used to cure a staggering fifteen million men women and children. Surely this makes it one of the greatest Irish humanitarian achievements in history. TLM was and continues to be centrally involved in helping to roll out that cure across the world. TLM is hosting this event to honour Dr Barry’s achievements, to celebrate the enormous contribution Ireland has made to the global campaign to eradicate leprosy and to serve as a powerful reminder of the difference we can make in the global arena. It is fitting that in 2008, the 100th Anniversary of Dr. Barry’s birth that this lecture recognizes his contribution to the global fight against the world’s oldest and most cruel disease.
TLM – The Leprosy Mission was founded in Ireland in 1874. From humble beginnings in Monkstown, Co Dublin, this organization has become a world leader in leprosy cure and prevention. Perhaps for that reason it was appropriate that the cure for leprosy should be discovered in Ireland.
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