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This is an archive article published on April 25, 2012
Bihar set to be leprosy-free
Bihar is on the verge of being declared leprosy-free with hospitals registering one patient per 10,000 people on an average
Written by Express News Service
Patna | April 25, 2012 01:23 AM IST
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Bihar is on the verge of being declared leprosy-free with hospitals registering one patient per 10,000 people on an average.
Addressing the media on Tuesday,Health Secretary Amarjit Sinha said it was heartening to observe that the number of leprosy patients had come down. In November last year,there were 1.17 patients per 10,000 population,showing decreasing trends over last few years, said Sinha.
State Health Committee executive director Sanjay Kumar said though 10 districts averaged more than one leprosy patient per 10,000,overall state average is below one patient.
The annual report of the State Health Committee 2011-12 showed the state had successfully treated 15.51 lakh patients since 1996-97 using multi-drug therapy and reconstructive surgery. Between April 2011 and November 2012,the government registered 12,920 patients. In the last financial year,34 patients successfully underwent reconstructive surgery.
Kumar said there were 47 devoted colonies to take care of leprosy patients across 17 districts. A health official has been given charge of each colony.
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