New Campaign Launched to Eliminate Discrimination Against Leprosy Patients

Bangalore: Leprosy is a disease that tags along with it a social stigma and as such, it was never easy for the patient to deal with reality. Because of the disease inflicted on them, they now have a new stressing factor which includes the fear of losing their job, social standing, dignity and along with being disowned by family, reports The Hindu.

Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, Keshav Desiraju, said that the number of people affected by the disease in India was huge and the number of new cases of leprosy is very ‘disturbing’. India accounts for 58 per cent of new leprosy cases worldwide.

Recently, Keshav had addressed the launch function of the HEAL (Hire, Educate, Accept Leprosy-affected) India campaign. The campaign launched by the Leprosy Mission Trust India was aimed at clearing out all the misconceptions related to the disease since the disease are now spreading widely and is becoming untamable. 

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