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India accounts for over half of world's new leprosy patients, shows data
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Despite India being declared "leprosy-free" in 2005, the country still accounts for over half (almost 60 per cent) of the world's new leprosy patients.
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NHRC issues detailed advisory to Centre, States/UTs seeking overall welfar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, on Monday issued a detailed advisory to the Centre, States and Union Territories calling for timely identification, treatment and elimination of discrimination against the persons
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Himachal Pradesh: HC directs authorities to ensure repairing work at Lepro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 8 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday directed the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla to inspect the Leprosy Home situated at Leprosy Colony, Phagli and to ensure necessary repairing work within a period of four weeks.
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Sachin Tendulkar brightens children's lives in northeast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): In continuation with his many humanitarian endeavours to help children from marginalised backgrounds, India's cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has once again come forward to support the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care U
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Study confirms leprosy in wild chimpanzees
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Exeter [UK], October 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study have revealed that leprosy has been detected in wild chimpanzees for the first time.
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Himachal HC notices to Shimla administration over illegal sheds on govt la
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the chief secretary, commissioner of Shimla municipal corporation, deputy commissioner, and Superintendent of Shimla Police in a matter regarding the construction of illegal s
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States need to repeal laws discriminating against leprosy-affected persons
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Justice A K Mishra, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, India on Tuesday said that the States need to repeal the laws and various provisions, which are discriminating against the leprosy-affected persons.
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates new research building 'Desikan Bhawan' at ICMR's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the new research building 'Desikan Bhawan' equipped with a new COVID-19 diagnostic facility at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Jalma Institue for Leprosy and Other Mycobact
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Campaign launched to raise awareness against leprosy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Administrator Gaurav Gupta and Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad jointly flagged off the campaign against leprosy, under BBMP limits, called "The final fight against leprosy", today.
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Karnataka launches Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 30 (ANI): The Department of Health and Family Welfare in Karnataka launched the Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign 2021 (SLAC) on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary.
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Himachal govt to conduct survey to identify COVID-19, other patients
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh government is set to conduct a large-scale survey between November 25 and December 27 in a bid to identify the patients of COVID-19, tuberculosis, leprosy, sugar and high blood pressure.
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Vitiligo awareness month - The most advanced Vitiligo camouflage by Micros
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 30 (ANI/BusinessWire India): June 25th is celebrated as "The World Vitiligo Day" across the World.
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