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Leprosy still infects 4000 people every year in Bangladesh
UNB
31st January, 2021 08:14:04
About 4,000 fresh leprosy cases are being detected every year in Bangladesh and almost eight percent of the patients suffer from leprosy-related disability, according to a document from Leprosy & TB Coordinating Committee (LTCC) on ‘World Leprosy Day-2021’.
With a slogan ‘#Beat Leprosy’, the National Leprosy Programme (NLP) and LTCC member organisations jointly celebrated the World Leprosy Day-2021 in Bangladesh as elsewhere on Sunday.
The country observed the day with a Bengali slogan ‘Sommilito Prochestay, Kushtoke Kori Joy’ which means it is possible to defeat leprosy through concerted efforts.
Addressing the National Conference 2019 on Zero Leprosy Initiative by 2030 in Dhaka in 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed everyone to avoid negative attitudes and stop discriminating leprosy patients and instead take initiative for their proper treatment, said a media releas