Adding pain management to leprosy treatment plans, along with support for mental health, can greatly reduce the challenges patients face. By focusing on preventing nerve damage and managing pain ...

If the patient has started leprosy treatment on time, then he can live with his family without hesitation. Leprosy is caused by bad deeds: Do you also think that only those people who do bad deeds ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested governments to prioritise leprosy elimination and ensure sustained funding for surveillance, treatment, care and support, while calling upon them ...

It is not highly contagious and can be prevented with early detection, good hygiene, and prompt treatment with multidrug therapy provided by the WHO. Leprosy, also called Hansen's disease ...

One among them was a child leprosy case that was detected. There are currently 91 persons on treatment. Comparatively, the previous year, April 2023 to March 2024, recorded 70 new leprosy cases.

The best way to prevent the spread of leprosy is the early diagnosis and treatment of people who are infected. For household contacts, immediate and annual examinations are recommended for at ...

SOUTHERN Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Dermatology department reiterated on Monday, that treatment for leprosy is available at the hospital for free. “We want the public to know that leprosy is ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Experts are of the opinion that early diagnosis is the key to effective leprosy treatment. If left undiagnosed because of scant signs of illness, and consequently untreated, leprosy can progress to a ...

Nasiru start leprosy treatment but not able to complete it. He is likely to develop irreversible disabilities that will affect him for the rest of his life.(Photo: The Leprosy Mission) This Sunday is ...