DoH, Novartis to accelerate progress in leprosy control
THE Department of Health and research-based Swiss healthcare company Novartis have renewed their partnership for the swift control of leprosy as the country celebrated World Leprosy Day yesterday....
View ArticleLeprosy returns to India
NEW DELHI: Ganga Kalshetty was just two years old when India declared itself leprosy-free in 2005, giving her family hope that she would be spared the disfiguring disease and its social stigma. But the...
View ArticleNerves of steel
A leprosy patient weaves mats at Shantivan’s handloom centre Swapnil Sakhare dna In his June 2013 speech to students from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Pope Francis criticised the cabalistic...
View ArticleSecond phase of pulse polio campaign held across region
The second phase of the pulse polio campaign has been launched across various districts in the central region on Sunday. Infants in the age group of 0-5 years will be covered under the one-day...
View Article‘Early treatment key to leprosy cure’
VISAKHAPATNAM: Though the district medical and health department is aiming at total eradication of leprosy by 2017 under the National Leprosy Elimination Programme, new cases still continue to crop up....
View ArticleAnti-filariasis campaign-II from today
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View ArticleFresh survey from today to detect new leprosy cases across Kolhapur
KOLHAPUR: Health authorities will launch a 12-day leprosy survey across Kolhapur from Saturday in the wake of an "alarming rise" in the number of patients detected across the district over the past one...
View ArticleLeprosy awareness rally in Old Washermenpet
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine organised a leprosy awareness camp in Old...
View Article'Leprosy treatment must be inclusive'
Treatment of leprosy has been clubbed with the general health care system to make it accessible and remove the stigma attached to the disease, the Centre told Supreme Court. Rejecting the court’s...
View ArticleRisk of leprosy increases with genetic variation
In India, why are some people susceptible to the chronic disease called leprosy, while others are not? The reason is a simple change or mutation in a few genes that makes them vulnerable to the...
View ArticleDespite many programmes, leprosy persists
NAGPUR: It is general perception leprosy has been eradicated. In reality, not only is the disease very much prevalent but so do the myths surrounding it. Around 58% of the new leprosy cases of the...
View ArticleNHRC notice to health ministry over rising leprosy cases
New Delhi, June 17: The NHRC Tuesday issued notice to the health ministry for claiming that leprosy cases in the country had declined whereas a media report quoting official figures suggests otherwise....
View ArticleGhana To Mark World Leprosy Day On Jan 26
The International Community is to mark this year's World Leprosy Day on January 26 on the theme: "Joining Forces Accelerating Progress". The theme emphasizes the need to bring all stakeholders...
View ArticleDip in Maharashtra’s leprosy numbers suspicious: experts
For the first time since 2007, Maharashtra’s leprosy numbers have dropped, according to State public health department figures accessed by The Hindu. Experts, however, suspect the dip to be a result of...
View ArticleLeprosy eradication
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View ArticleHealth department survey identifies 12 new leprosy cases in district
Kolhapur: As many as 12 new cases of leprosy have been detected in Kolhapur district, according to a survey carried out by the state health department between January 30 and February 13. Of the...
View ArticlePulse polio immunisation campaign on Feb. 22
This Sunday, the Health Department will conduct the second phase of the intensified pulse polio immunisation programme, to protect children, below five years, against polio. The first phase of the...
View ArticleSchieffelin Institute’s services for leprosy-affected remembered
The services rendered by the Schieffelin Institute of Health-Research and Leprosy Centre (SIHRLC), Karigiri in the reduction in the incidence of leprosy in the community, transformation in the lives of...
View ArticleAdditional programmes need for leprosy control: Mallik
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