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Gombe State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Centre
?About 4000 New Leprosy Cases Detected In Nigeria Annually?
Abuja, By Winifred Ogbebo and Victor Okeke
? Feb 10, 2015 |
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) in Nigeria says that about 4000 new cases of leprosy cases are detected in the country annually while decrying stigma which has prevented leprosy elimination.
The National Director of TLM, Dr Sunday Udo stated this in message commemorating this year?s World Leprosy Day with the theme; Leprosy Elimination- Challenges Beyond Multi Drug Therapy (MDT), saying that out the detected cases, 12 per cent are children while more than 10 per cent have deformities.
He said ?Beyond the MDT is the huge reality that people affected by leprosy and their families still suffer from the burden and consequences of leprosy; they are plagued by stigma, poverty, poverty, poor living conditions, exclusion, and very low government support.?
Udo reiterated TLM-Nigeria?s commitment to ensuring that all persons affected by leprosy have access to the necessary treatment, rehabilitation and care without prejudice and stigma...
Gombe State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Centre
?About 4000 New Leprosy Cases Detected In Nigeria Annually?
Abuja, By Winifred Ogbebo and Victor Okeke
? Feb 10, 2015 |
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) in Nigeria says that about 4000 new cases of leprosy cases are detected in the country annually while decrying stigma which has prevented leprosy elimination.
The National Director of TLM, Dr Sunday Udo stated this in message commemorating this year?s World Leprosy Day with the theme; Leprosy Elimination- Challenges Beyond Multi Drug Therapy (MDT), saying that out the detected cases, 12 per cent are children while more than 10 per cent have deformities.
He said ?Beyond the MDT is the huge reality that people affected by leprosy and their families still suffer from the burden and consequences of leprosy; they are plagued by stigma, poverty, poverty, poor living conditions, exclusion, and very low government support.?
Udo reiterated TLM-Nigeria?s commitment to ensuring that all persons affected by leprosy have access to the necessary treatment, rehabilitation and care without prejudice and stigma...