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Ziqitza Healthcare Limited Believes That Leprosy Is Curable And That Leprosy Stigma Should End Once And For All
Modern technology and treatments have made leprosy a little less scary and with timely intervention can be cured, says Dr Santosh Datar from Ziqitza Healthcare Limited. 04 February 2021 outlookindia.com 2021-02-04T17:40:51+05:30
World Leprosy Day is being observed on January 30, 2021, and we at Ziqitza Healthcare Limited believe in awareness of the fact that leprosy is curable, that leprosy stigma should end once and for all, and that leprosy has a serious impact on a person’s mental health. Dr Santosh Datar from Ziqitza Healthcare Limited remarked, “Chances are, the mention of leprosy brings to mind skin falling from the bone and people cast away into quarantine
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
Leprosy, also called Hansen’s disease is a complex progressive disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. It initially can manifest as either nerve damage with or without skin lesions.
World Leprosy Day | India must ensure economic security for people with leprosy, says WHO goodwill ambassador
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Yohei Sasakawa has rhetorically stressed that the government should bring leprosy-affected people into the mainstream and get them treated
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Yohei Sasakawa has rhetorically stressed that the government should bring leprosy-affected people into the mainstream and get them treated India needs to take special measures to ensure economic security for people with leprosy as situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have jolted the ostracised community, making them rely merely on handouts to survive, WHO Goodwill Ambassador against the disease Yohei Sasakawa has said.