Vice President Naidu urges people, civil society organizations to join campaign to eradicate leprosy

Apr 14, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 14 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged people and civil society organizations to join the campaign to...

VP Naidu calls for concerted efforts to eradicate poverty, corruption from India

Mar 12, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 12 : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for concerted efforts to eradicate poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and other...

Chattisgarh: Health workers campaign to raise awareness on Tuberculosis, Leprosy diseases among villagers

Dec 18, 2022

"Health workers deployed to identify those suffering from Tuberculosis and Leprosy diseases. The government aims to eradicate these diseases by 2025. They're visiting every...

WHO urges nations to address gaps in leprosy services, accelerate efforts towards achieving zero infection

Jan 29, 2023

The WHO called on nations to accelerate efforts towards zero leprosy infection and disease, zero leprosy disability and zero leprosy stigma.

WHO calls for intensified actions to eradicate TB in South East Asia

Mar 24, 2023

On World Tuberculosis Day (TB), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for intensified actions to eradicate the disease in the South East Asian...

India accounts for over half of world's new leprosy patients, shows data

Jan 30, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 30 : Despite India being declared "leprosy-free" in 2005, the country still accounts for over half (almost 60 per cent)...