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Leprosy: Shun the stigma, embrace cure

March 18, 2013

You may be surprised to learn that leprosy, one of the most anciently documented diseases, is still affecting people. India alone has one million cases of leprosy, which is more than half the worldwide total. The stigma attached …

Self-employed leprosy cured awarded on World Leprosy Day

January 30, 2013

Scores of people from across the country who have been cured of leprosy have picked up the threads of their lives and taken up self-employment to sustain themselves. On the occasion of World Leprosy Day on Wednesday such people …

Stigma against leprosy still prevalent

January 28, 2013

Despite the government making provisions for employment, 13 million people in India who have been cured of leprosy still find it hard to get a job due to the stigma attached to the disease, say health experts and …

Leprosy is no more a public health problem in Delhi

January 24, 2013

After a considerable drop in the prevalence rate of the disease, leprosy has been eliminated from the national capital as a public health problem, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia said on Thursday. The rate has declined from 4.5 …

Need to remove stigma against leprosy patients

October 4, 2012

India, which reports more than half of the new leprosy cases in the world each year, must take steps to make the inhabitants of the 850 leprosy colonies across the country join the mainstream, experts said here. "Efforts should …

WHO ambassador commends India’s anti-leprosy effort

September 1, 2012

The WHO ambassador , Yohei Sasakawa , said that India is committed to curbing the rates of leprosy and the stigma attached to the condition. Sasakawa, on a seven-day visit to India, met senior officials from the ministry of …

Healthcare achievements of post-independent India

October 3, 2012

Health is wealth. In recent years, India appears to have finally internalized this old adage to apply the much-needed and long-awaited focus on the health of its citizenry. In 2005, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated “We …

Is India the leprosy capital of the world?

July 30, 2012

In 2005, the India had been declared free of leprosy but seven years later the Govt is now dealing with a fresh spate of leprosy cases. According to S.D. Gokhale, president, International Leprosy Union (ILU) (India) of the …

Leprosy not ‘under control’ in Maharashtra anymore

March 22, 2012

The Health Department is now concerned about the increasing incidence of leprosy cases in the state. According to a survey in 2011-12 where 19 districts and 24 urban areas in Maharashtra were covered, 2440 leprosy cases were …

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55.5% of all global leprosy cases from India; eradication impossible: Health Minister

March 14, 2012

India reports over 50 percent of all leprosy cases globally, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday. In a written statement, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said: "Out of 228,474 new leprosy cases detected worldwide in 2010, …

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