WORLD LEPROSY DAY

• World Leprosy Day 2014 will be celebrated on Sunday 26th January. Let’s make a difference for neglected people.World Leprosy Day – we are thinking that leprosy was cured for all people,but still many people are suffering from this disease.
• The awareness day is held on the last Sunday in January each year.This Sunday was chosen as the closest date to the anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, who was greatly concerned by the plight of those with leprosy.
• Leprosy (or Hanson’s Disease), destroys the nerve system, going a patient while not feeling and fully numb to pain.Disfigurements attributed to leprosy are, in fact, ‘untreated’ infections that flip gangrene.Those with leprosy are said to be the hardest patients to treat – because they don’t suffer feelings of pain and discomfort, they ignore their injuries and don’t seek aid until it is too late for successful treatment.Many of them has not known about this disease, we don’t have awareness about this disease.I think this may facilitate to find what is leprosy and it will create awareness. Anyone can be affected with this disease, so the day is celebrated to make aware the people about the scientific reasons of leprosy as well as its medical cures.Some pro-grammes are coordinated at this day all across the India to share the note with people to battle against leprosy and let them know that the infection is completely curable.
•  A free check-up camp is organized at the anti leprosy day commemoration for the leprosy patients at every health centers that with competence alterations the mind-set of persons within the direction of the disease. It is a infection caused by the pathogens (Mycobacterium Laprae), it is not the hereditary infection, so it is fully curable by the normal and adequate treatment which is very essential to cure the disease and prevent its disabilities. The Government of India has made a plan to completely eradicate it from the India by the distant aim named Leprosy Elimination Target. Variety of leprosy control activities has been launched by the World Health association for farther decreasing the disease worldwide.The celebration of the day goals to aware persons regarding disease myths like it is not spread by merely touching affected person.