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Leh observes Anti-Leprosy day today

Leh, January 30, (Scoop News)- Like other parts of India the Anti Leprosy Day campaign started from today at Chief Medical Office (CMO) Leh wherein LAHDC Leh Executive Councilor for CA&PD and Tourism Mohd Shafi Lassu was the Chief Guest. The fortnight campaign began with the theme “To ensure that there is no new case of Child with disability due to Leprosy”.

Chief Guest EC Shafi Lassu said that due to Gandhiji’s strong campaign and rendering help to the leprosy affected people in the past the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi (30th January) is observed as Anti-leprosy day throughout the India. Appreciating the various initiatives of Health department towards controlling the communicable diseases he stressed upon the medical staff to perform their noble duty in such a manner without any discrimination towards Leprosy and other disease affected patients by treating them in amiable manner so that the social barrier can be removed. He then strongly urged upon health workers of Leh district to fully involve in screening Leprosy cases and disseminating full information about this curable disease. Mentioning about Hill Council’s initiatives of screening the entire population of Leh District for HIV/Hepatitis cases, Shafi urged upon the Health workers to survey for such diseases while doing door to door campaign for Leprosy detection cases during the fortnight campaign.

Earlier, welcoming the gathering BMO Leh Dr. Tashi Namgyal talked about the various social discriminations connected with Leprosy affected people and further informed that due to multi-drug therapy (MDT) treatment the disease is completely curable and now behind every thousand population only half is affected with Leprosy. He further mentioned about various challenges in Leh town while surveying for Leprosy detection cases due to inflow of labourers and increasing population.

DHO/MO Leprosy Leh Dr. Manzoor-Hu-Haaq speaking on the occasion said that in order to remove the social stigma connected with Leprosy, Anti Leprosy day have been celebrating in India since 1954 but due to availability of MDT the disease in curable. He further informed the 366 health department workers engaged in door to door screening Campaign covering 17286 household who were supervised by 74 supervisor engaging 10 vehicles to cover the entire district in 10 days.

Deputy CMO, Leh Dr. T. Norphel on the occasion, detailing about this fortnightly programme in Leh district said that 11 cases in Leh district has been reported out of which most of them were non-locals. Talking on behalf of the health workers Dr. Norphel assured that they will leave no stone unturned in mobilizing the public to detect any new cases.

On the occasion District Leprosy Society of Health Department conducted a Re-orientation training for health workers on Leprosy Case detection at CMO office. On the occasion Dermatologist Dr.Altaf Hussain, CHO Aman Ullah and health workers were also present.

Similarly, Anti-Leprosy day and Leprosy fortnight was observed today at PHC, Nyoma where BMO Dr. Norzin, Dr. Fayaz Ahmed and Dr. Stanzin Changchub thoroughly educated a crowd of about 60 villagers and staff about leprosy and its remedy. Also present on the occasion were Nambardar, Sarpanch, President Ama Tsogspa and large number of public.

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