Founded Yemen (2013) Website www.rlccye.org | Headquarters Sana'a, Yemen | |
Industry Health Agency ยท Community Organization Key people Mohamed Al-Kamel, Chairman | ||
The Regional Leishmaniasis Control Center (RLCC) is 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to control the endemic neglected leishmaniasis disease in Yemen, with its headquarter in Sana'a city; the capital of Yemen.
RLCC was founded in April, 2013 by the Yemeni dermatologist and ISD's member; Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Al-Kamel (MD), with collaborative support from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and the International Society of Dermatology (ISD).
Eradication of Leishmaniasis from Yemen Project (ELYP) is the main project of the RLCC, and Medicine-For-All Program that insures medicine for the poor is its main program in sponsorship of Stiefel/GSK.
Publications
- Spectrum of winter dermatoses in rural Yemen.
- Leieishmaniasis in Yemen: a clinicoepidemiological study of leishmaniasis in central Yemen.
- Impact of leishmaniasis in women.
- YemenLeish - The official Newsletter of the Regional Leishmaniasis Control Center - Vol. 4, No. 1, Summer 2016.