01263nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001700133653002400150653002100174100001400195700001100209245007100220520077700291022002501068       2021                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aParasitology10aInfectious Diseases10aGeneral Medicine1 aDelboni L1 aDeps P00aConsensus in Brazil on the renaming of leprosy to Hansen's disease3 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>Brazil has been at the forefront in replacing the stigmatising term ‘leprosy’ with the non-pejorative alternative ‘Hansen's disease’ (‘hanseníase’), with use of the former word prohibited by law since 1995. This change followed decades of advocacy, including by civil society organisations representing people affected by the disease. A survey of people affected by Hansen's disease in Brazil found that 111/112 respondents preferred the alternative term, supporting the view that consideration of non-stigmatising terminology that respects the wishes of people affected by the disease should be part of the WHO Global Leprosy (Hansen's disease) Strategy to achieve ‘zero stigma’ by 2030.</jats:p>  a0035-9203, 1878-3503