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2019 World Leprosy Day (WLD)
The World Leprosy Day (WLD) is observed every year on the last Sunday of January to spread awareness about the disease, the impact of discrimination and social stigma...Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 strikes out Leprosy disease as a ground for seeking a divorce
On January 7, the Lok Sabha passed ‘The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018’, which seeks removal of leprosy as a ground for divorce from various Acts governing marriage...The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 aims to remove discrimination and stigma attached to patients of eprosy
The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 eliminates leprosy as a ground for dissolution of marriage or divorce. It is an attempt to end the discrimination against leprosy persons...Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP)
It is an indigenous vaccine for leprosy, developed by National Institute of Immunology. This vaccine is to be administered to those living in close contact with infected people....
Anti-Leprosy Day
Anti-Leprosy Day is observed annually to raise awareness about leprosy, eliminate associated stigma, and promote early detection and treatment of the disease. Marked in several countries—particularly India, which...
28 January 2018: World Leprosy Day
The World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on last Sunday of January month to raise global awareness of Leprosy. This year it was observed on 28... 