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- World Leprosy Day: It is curable; loss of eyebrows or eyelashes, numbness in hands or feet are common signsIf treated in early stages, the disease can prevent deformities.31 Jan, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
- HC asks Centre not to take coercive steps against trust for non-filing of return under FCRAJustice Rekha Palli issued a notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and asked it to respond to the petition, and listed the matter fo...04 Sep, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
- World Leprosy Day: India must ensure economic security for people with leprosy, says WHO goodwill ambassadorIndia needs to take special measures to ensure economic security for people with leprosy as situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic h...30 Jan, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
- Softening the blow: How #VirusPeVijay campaign helped one of the most vulnerable groups tide over the COVID-19 crisisThe fight against COVID-19 especially during the lockdown, needed many hands and partners, as the world entered a global paralysis of sorts...03 Jul, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
- Make leprosy eradication programme massive like Swachh Bharat: Gandhi Peace Prize winner to Narendra ModiAccording to World Health Organisation (WHO), India has the highest number of new cases of leprosy in the world annually, followed by Brazi...31 Jan, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
- Google honours activist Baba Amte with doodle on 104th birth anniversaryThe Doodle slideshow follows Amte's life, which he dedicated to serving those in need.26 Dec, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
- Show cured patients in Leprosy Advertisements, Supreme Court tells GovernmentThe SC said the government must send positive messages about the prevalence of leprosy in the country to dispel the stigma associated with ...15 Sep, 2018, 09.14 AM IST
- Bill in Lok Sabha to remove leprosy as a ground for divorceIntroduced by Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary, the provision of leprosy as a ground for divorce was part of the laws because when t...10 Aug, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
- Aadhaar linkage not a must for leprosy patients: MinisterThe government has issued a set of instructions to help district authorities comply with the move. Officials asked to ensure individuals ar...22 Mar, 2018, 03.11 PM IST
- How the Global Appeal 2018 against leprosy aims to give a voice to patients, familiesAn annual initiative, Global Appeal, will be held in New Delhi on January 30 —World Leprosy Day.29 Jan, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
- Supreme Court notice on petition to repeal 144 laws against leprosy patientsA bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, issued notices after hearing senior advocate Raju Ramachandran who drew its attention t...04 Dec, 2017, 08.25 PM IST
- 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa' accorded state funeralPfau, born in Leipzig, in 1929, arrived in Karachi in 1960 and volunteered at a local leprosy colony. She was a member of the Society of Da...19 Aug, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
- Health Ministry launches campaign to eradicate leprosyThe campaign comes after PM Narendra Modi called for eradicating leprosy from the country by 2019, which is the 150th birth anniversary of ...05 Sep, 2016, 08.05 PM IST
- WHO launches strategy to achieve leprosy-free world by 2020WHO called for stronger commitments and accelerated efforts to stop disease transmission and end associated discrimination and stigma to ac...20 Apr, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
- British diplomat's wife Jill to do Dandi March for charityEighty years ago, Gandhi led the historic Dandi march as a symbolic gesture of defiance towards the British salt tax law, while British soc...20 Oct, 2010, 07.02 AM IST
- Gandhi's Porbandar bars leprosy-affectedAccording to an order, persons with leprosy should stay away from town.09 Aug, 2009, 07.02 AM IST
- Leprosy ratio high in western Maharashtra: SurveyContrary to the declaration by the Centre on the elimination of leprosy in India, a recent survey has revealed a prevalence rate of the dis...02 Feb, 2009, 03.09 PM IST
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