Thursday, March 30, 2023

leprosy

UK upgrades disease severity of monkeypox to leprosy, plague level

London: While designating monkeypox as a notifiable disease, UK Health officials have upgraded the disease severity of monkeypox with that of leprosy and plague. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the country has detected 321 cases of monkeypox...

ASHAs trained on detectionand surveillance for leprosy

A two-day training for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) of Wokha district on “active case detection and regular surveillance for leprosy” was organized by National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) under Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoH&FW) on May...