Leprosy screening phase-II launch next month: Nadda
Government would launch next month the phase II of comprehensive screening for leprosy covering nearly 120 districts in the country, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said.In the first phase of the programme covering 50 districts, 65,000 suspected cases were detected, he told a National Awareness Convention on Leprosy here.About 5,000 of these turned out to be confirmed cases of leprosy and...
Government would launch next month the phase II of comprehensive screening for leprosy covering nearly 120 districts in the country, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said.
In the first phase of the programme covering 50 districts, 65,000 suspected cases were detected, he told a National Awareness Convention on Leprosy here.
About 5,000 of these turned out to be confirmed cases of leprosy and the affected persons were being treated, he said.
"Phase-II of the screening initiative would be launched next month across 120 districts in 20 states, including Tamil Nadu," he said.
"A vaccine drive for leprosy would also be implemented as a pilot project in select districts of Bihar and Gujarat," he added.
The Minister in a tweet later said leprosy was "one of the least infectious" diseases
"We must realise the need to provide rehabilitative measures to eliminate the social stigma(attached with leprosy)," he said.
