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Chile Becomes First In The Americas To Eliminate Leprosy, WHO Verifies
Chile has become the first country in the Americas to be officially verified by the World Health Organization for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem. The milestone follows more than 30 years without locally transmitted cases and sustained
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25 Districts In Gujarat Bring Leprosy Cases Below Elimination Threshold
On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day, Gujarat has reported significant progress in its fight against leprosy, bringing disease prevalence below the elimination threshold of one case per 10,000 population in 25 districts, official
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Reporting Leprosy Now Mandatory In Maharashtra, Mandate To Curb Spread
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
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PM Modi Asked BJP Lawmakers To Work Passionately For Development: Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP lawmakers to nurse their constituency by playing a leading role in its development and advised them to take up a cause of human sensitivity like eradication of leprosy or tuberculosis, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed.
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Urge PM To Make Leprosy Eradication Programme Massive: Gandhi Peace Prize Winner
Gandhi Peace Prize winner Yohei Sasakawa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the leprosy eradication programme as "massive" as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and include it in school curriculum to remove the stigma attached to it.
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World Leprosy Day 2019: What Is Leprosy? Know The Symptoms, Causes And Who Is At Risk
World Leprosy Day 2019: The day aims to spread awareness about leprosy, the impact of discrimination and social stigma attached to the disease.
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State Funeral For 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa'
Pakistani soldiers on Saturday carried the flag-draped coffin of German-born Catholic nun Ruth Pfau to a state funeral where she was honoured after devoting her life to eradicating leprosy in the country.
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India Launches Biggest Leprosy Eradication Campaign
New Delhi: With an aim to eradicate leprosy from India, the country’s biggest leprosy detection campaign has been launched in 19 states and union territories, it was announced on Tuesday. The fortnight-long Leprosy Case Detection Campaign was launched on Monday to cover 1,656 blocks as well as urban areas in 149 districts across the country and ...
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Supreme Court Raps Centre, States For 'Apathy' in Handling Leprosy
The Supreme Court today rapped the Centre and states for their "apathy" in eradicating leprosy from the country, saying despite it being "curable" the disease still remains a stigma.
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Chile Becomes First In The Americas To Eliminate Leprosy, WHO Verifies
Chile has become the first country in the Americas to be officially verified by the World Health Organization for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem. The milestone follows more than 30 years without locally transmitted cases and sustained
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25 Districts In Gujarat Bring Leprosy Cases Below Elimination Threshold
On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day, Gujarat has reported significant progress in its fight against leprosy, bringing disease prevalence below the elimination threshold of one case per 10,000 population in 25 districts, official
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Reporting Leprosy Now Mandatory In Maharashtra, Mandate To Curb Spread
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”.
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Today's Google Doodle Honours Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau
Google Doodle, Dr Ruth Pfau: Today, Google is honouring German doctor Ruth Pfau with a Doodle, commemorating her dedication to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan.
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PM Modi Asked BJP Lawmakers To Work Passionately For Development: Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP lawmakers to nurse their constituency by playing a leading role in its development and advised them to take up a cause of human sensitivity like eradication of leprosy or tuberculosis, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed.
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Urge PM To Make Leprosy Eradication Programme Massive: Gandhi Peace Prize Winner
Gandhi Peace Prize winner Yohei Sasakawa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the leprosy eradication programme as "massive" as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and include it in school curriculum to remove the stigma attached to it.
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World Leprosy Day 2019: What Is Leprosy? Know The Symptoms, Causes And Who Is At Risk
World Leprosy Day 2019: The day aims to spread awareness about leprosy, the impact of discrimination and social stigma attached to the disease.
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State Funeral For 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa'
Pakistani soldiers on Saturday carried the flag-draped coffin of German-born Catholic nun Ruth Pfau to a state funeral where she was honoured after devoting her life to eradicating leprosy in the country.
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India Launches Biggest Leprosy Eradication Campaign
New Delhi: With an aim to eradicate leprosy from India, the country’s biggest leprosy detection campaign has been launched in 19 states and union territories, it was announced on Tuesday. The fortnight-long Leprosy Case Detection Campaign was launched on Monday to cover 1,656 blocks as well as urban areas in 149 districts across the country and ...
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Supreme Court Raps Centre, States For 'Apathy' in Handling Leprosy
The Supreme Court today rapped the Centre and states for their "apathy" in eradicating leprosy from the country, saying despite it being "curable" the disease still remains a stigma.
