The Union Health Ministry has recently launched LCDC campaign to eradicate leprosy. What does “LCDC” stands for?

The Union Health Ministry has recently launched LCDC campaign to eradicate leprosy. What does “LCDC” stands for?
[A]Leprosy Case Deceive Campaign
[B]Leprosy Case Detector Campaign
[C]Leprosy Case Detection Campaign
[D]Leprosy Case Detecting Campaign

Leprosy Case Detection Campaign
The Union Health Ministry has recently launched the “Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC)” to eradicate leprosy by focusing on 149 endemic districts in India. The aim of 2-week-long massive campaign is to cover 20 states, 149 districts and 1,656 blocks, where nearly 3 lakh health teams will undertake door-to-door visits to detect and treat leprosy and stop its spread. The campaign will be till September 18, 2016.


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