Leprosy

In letter to states and Union Territories, Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Sudarsan…

Diagnosis of leprosy is another challenge mostly caused by stigma. Early detection, raising awareness, and upskilling the…

It's probably time to use technology like it was used in COVID in all our health programs to fight Leprosy

Keeping track of COVID, without again neglecting old foes like TB, leprosy, and measles; chronic lifestyle ailments like diabetes…

Dr Vivek Lal, CEO, Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation in an interaction with Express Healthcare talks about current scenerio of…

'Don’t forget leprosy' campaign aims to bring back focus on Leprosy case detection, treatment and rehabilitation; especially in…

A component of preventing and managing NTDs should be built into COVID management approaches

Thirty years ago, the World Health Assembly (WHA) had adopted a resolution to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem

India, Brazil, and Indonesia account for about 80 per cent of all detected and reported new leprosy patients; 50 per cent…

Between the period of January to June 2020, additional 12,425 HWCs were operationalised, increasing the number of HWCs from 29,365…