Anti-Leprosy Day Observed on 30 January 2017

A nationwide Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign will be launched on January 30. It is also marked as Anti-Leprosy Day. It is Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi. 32,000 hidden cases confirmed of leprosy across 163 districts in 20 states during door-to-door surveys held last year.

About Leprosy

Objectives of Celebrating Anti-Leprosy Day

  • It is celebrated to understand real need to fight against leprosy.
  • To raise awareness about the disease
  • To offer help to those affected by disease through regular and free of cost treatment they need
  • To make diseased persons psychologically strong and help them to cope up with physical impairments of skin sores and nerve damage
  • To ascertain that all affected persons are getting the necessary treatment, rehabilitation and care or not
  • To estimate marked decrease or increase in rate of spread of disease

India՚s success story in Eliminating Leprosy

India՚s Story in Eliminating Leprosy
  • 1955: National Leprosy Control Programme launched
  • 1983: National Leprosy Eradication Programme launched
  • 1983: Introduction of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT)
  • 2005: Elimination of leprosy at the national level was achieved on 31 December 2005.
  • 2012: Special action plan for 209 high endemic districts in 16 States⟋UTs launched
  • 2016: A three-pronged strategy for early detection of leprosy cases in the community was introduced under the National Health Mission.
  • 2016: A special Leprosy Case Detection Campaign was launched. As a result, more than 32000 cases were confirmed and were put on treatment.

Examrace Team at Aug 27, 2021