Commissioner & Secretary (H&FW) Government of Nagaland, Y Kikheto Sema on Monday informed that currently Nagaland has 31 cases out of which 90% are from Dimapur with 80% from among the non-Naga migrant workers.
Anti Leprosy Day Marks A Leap Towards Leprosy - Free India, a Dream of Mahatma Gandhi by Karishma Abhishek on February 2, 2021 at 7:11 AM Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) has been jointly launched by the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Mr. Yohei Sasakawa (Recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize 2018), Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen s Disease) Initiative, National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India (MoHFW), and WHO India in the run-up to Anti Leprosy Day on January 30, 2021. Leprosy, also known as Hansen s disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is characterized by