World Leprosy Day | India must ensure economic security for people with leprosy, says WHO goodwill ambassador Updated: Updated: January 30, 2021 11:53 IST Yohei Sasakawa has rhetorically stressed that the government should bring leprosy-affected people into the mainstream and get them treated Share Article Yohei Sasakawa. File | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium 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.