Surkhet : A total of 115 new leprosy patients have been diagnosed in 10 districts of the Karnali Province in the fiscal year 2074/075 BS, official data revealed. The number of leprosy patients was 119 in the previous fiscal year. The province health directorate released the data by organising a news conference on the occasion of the 66th Leprosy Day.
According to Officer Padam KC at the Directorate, no one was diagnosed with leprosy in Jumla, Humla and Dolpa districts; while Salyan has the highest number of leprosy patients in the province.
It is said that Salyan has 32 leprosy patients, 21 in West Rukum, 24 in Jajarkot, 20 in Surkhet and seven in Dailekh district. Likewise, there are 10 leprosy patients in Kalikot and three in Mugu. The World Health Organisation has targeted to eradicate leprosy from Nepal by 2020.
No one diagnosed with leprosy in Jumla, Humla and Dolpa
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