Nationwide Leprosy Prevention Day was once celebrated right here lately on the District Leprosy Workplace Mahasamund beneath the Nationwide Leprosy Eradication Program. A two-minute silence was once noticed in reminiscence of the Father of the Country, Mahatma Gandhi and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in India’s freedom battle. In this instance, District Well being Officer Dr. I. Nageswara Rao, Dr. Samadhan, Consultant to Global Well being Group, Dr. Garima Sharma, Dermatologist of Scientific School Mahasamund and senior retired NMA Mr. Pramod Tiwari had been provide.
Giving details about the leprosy program being run within the district, the District Well being Officer stated that leprosy sufferers must be handled with MDT once conceivable. In order that the distortion brought about via leprosy may also be have shyed away from. District Mitanin Coordinator Smt. Jagriti Bareth requested well being staff and Mitanins to paintings extra actively to seek out folks affected by leprosy. In view of leprosy within the district, tips got via the District Advisor of the Well being Group. As an example, emphasis was once laid on giving details about leprosy in each and every village and faculty.
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