An agreement has been signed on 23 March between the Ho-Chi-Minh-City hospital of dermatology and venereology and the Ordre de Malte France. This signature occurred during the visit of the mission led by Arnaud de Viviès, director of international activities, and by Bernard Chabaud, surgeon, director of the leprosy elimination programme in this part of the world.

The agreement aims to strengthen the prevention of disabilities and functional rehabilitation through corrective plastic surgery for leprosy victims in the Ho-Chi-Minh City region. The project duration is five years and the Ordre de Malte France’s funding amounts to 485,000 Euro.