National Leprosy Eradication Programme

Question 1

Centrally sponsored scheme under umbrella of national health mission.

Achieved elimination of less than 1 / 10,000 population at national level,
@district level by 2030.

Answer 1

65,147 new leprosy cases in the year 2020-21.
April 1, 2021 total 57,672 cases on record .
3.753 children = 5.76% rate.

“National leprosy control program” launched by GOI in 1954- 55.

76% cases = Bihar+ Maharashtra +Uttar Pradesh+ Odisha+Chhattisgarh + Madhya Pradesh + west bengal and Jharkhand.

Question 2

Leprosy caused by bacteria microbacterium leprae, primarily effects the peripheral nervous system causing skin lesions , numbness and other deformities.

Answer 2

In 2005 India declared it has eliminated laprosy.
India’s still accounts for around 60% of world’s new leprosy patients.

National health policy 2002 define leprosy free as reporting less than one case for 10000 population at National level.

According to NLEP 2020-21 report , 94.75% patients in India were cured.

WHO vision of “ zepr leprosy: zero infection and disease, zero disability, zero stigma and discrimination “ for the year 2030.