▁guarantee ▁and ▁expand ▁social ▁rights ▁for ▁people ▁affected ▁with ▁th al id om ide ▁synd rome . ▁Also , ▁they ▁are ▁not ified ▁about ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁second - gener ation ▁cases ▁of ▁le pro s y ▁and ▁th al id om ide ▁synd rome . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Mor han ▁strength ened ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁th al id om ide , ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁re actions ▁of ▁le pro s y . ▁However , ▁now ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁th al id om ide ▁is ▁extremely ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health . ▁ ▁Mor han ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Nov art is , ▁has ▁a ▁vehicle ▁( car re ta ▁de ▁sau de ) ▁that ▁travel s ▁the ▁country ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁some ▁essential ▁services ▁for ▁le pro s y ▁patients . ▁ ▁Cass andra ▁White , ▁author ▁of ▁“ An ▁Un certain ▁C ure : ▁Living ▁with ▁Le pro s y ▁in ▁Brazil ”, ▁worked ▁with ▁Mor han ▁as ▁an ▁English - spe aking ▁l ia ison , ▁transl ating ▁documents , ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁grant ▁proposal , ▁and ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁a ▁British ▁cargo ▁ship ▁don ating ▁bra ces ▁and ▁cr ut ches ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁le pro s y . ▁ ▁Mor han ▁volunte ers ▁have ▁made ▁house ▁vis its ▁to ▁patients ▁who ▁have ▁abandoned ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Mor han ▁works ▁in ▁tan dem ▁with ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁legisl ation ▁so