Scientific commentary

摘要

The US-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program was founded in the 1960s by the then- President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Japan and, since then, has had the Highest political support from both governments. Leprosy was among the first disease entities Named as part of the overall program, and the US ad Japanese leprosy research panels and Their guests have the in the alternating countries every year for the 34 years(in 1995, the Separate leprosy and tuberculosis panels were amalgamated).