The National Leprosy Conference commenced today (06), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during which the Roadmap to Eradicate Leprosy within the next 10 years was unveiled. Organised by the Ministry of Health with the collaboration of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Sasakawa Foundation, the two-day National Leprosy Conference will be held in Colombo today (06) and tomorrow (07). Addressing the gathering, Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, said that although Sri Lanka successfully eliminated leprosy as a public health threat in 1995, the battle was not yet over, with new patients continuing…
1500-2000 new Leprosy cases detected every year: Health Minister
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