{"id":92132,"date":"2026-03-11T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92132"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:56:11","slug":"national-leprosy-eradication-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-leprosy-eradication-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"National Leprosy Eradication Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Leprosy Eradication Programme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare informed the Rajya Sabha about the National Leprosy Eradication Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Leprosy Eradication Programme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>centrally sponsored scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the overarching umbrella of <\/span><b>National Health Mission (NHM).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primary aim is controlling leprWhich strategy does NLEP focus on for leprosy control?osy through early detection and treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its goal is to make India <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/leprosy\/\" target=\"_blank\">leprosy<\/a><\/strong>-free by interrupting transmission, eliminating stigma, and ensuring dignified care for all affected individuals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme offers <\/span><b>free-of-cost services for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rehabilitation of leprosy through all public health facilities across India.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides both <\/span><b>technical and financial support to all States and Union Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for implementation of activities related to prevention, early detection, case confirmation, treatment, disability prevention, and post-treatment care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It also facilitates convergence with other national health programmes and deploys digital platforms such as <\/span><b>Nikusth 2.0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for surveillance and reporting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme is aligned with the <\/span><b>Sustainable Development Goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SDGs) and the <\/span><b>WHO Global Leprosy Strategy.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>WHO Global Leprosy Strategy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aims to achieve zero transmission, zero disability, and zero <\/span><b>discrimination by 2027.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>declared as a Notifiable Disease<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Objectives of National Leprosy Eradication Programme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>reduce Prevalence rate less than 1\/10,000 population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at sub national and district level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reduce <\/span><b>Grade II disability % &lt; 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among new cases at National level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reduce Grade II disability cases &lt; 1 case per million populations at National level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero disabilities among new Child cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Zero stigma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2237746&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Leprosy Eradication Programme was launched by the Government of India in 1955. 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