LEPROSY – INDIA: (MANIPUR)
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Date: Sun 2 Feb 2025
Source: Northeast Now [edited]
https://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/manipur-reports-24-leprosy-cases.html#google_vignette
A troubling case has emerged in Manipur where a 9-year-old child has
been secretly suffering from leprosy, as revealed by State Leprosy
Officer Dr. Salam Bocha during an event on Sunday [2 Feb 2025] in
Imphal [state capital].
The event was part of the nationwide fortnight-long awareness campaign
on Sparsh Leprosy, running from 30 Jan to 13 Feb [2025].
Dr Bocha shared that Manipur has detected 12 new leprosy cases,
bringing the total to 24 cases in the state. Globally, over 2 lakh
[200 000] new leprosy cases are reported each year, with India
accounting for more than 60 percent of these cases.
However, India has made significant progress, achieving the
elimination target with only 0.4 percent cases per 10 000 people and
is now focusing on eradication.
The event was organized jointly by the National Leprosy Eradication
Programme and the State Health Society under the National Health
Mission, Manipur.