Leprosy remains a significant public health concern in Nigeria. It is estimated that over 400,000 Nigerians are currently living ...

"We've managed to reduce the burden of leprosy by 95% thanks to the availability of the multidrug therapy (MDT) donated by Novartis to the WHO. That helped us almost get [to elimination].

Jamshedpur: A recent govt health report reveals a sharp rise in leprosy cases in Jharkhand, with 5,442 new cases detected in ...

“For over ten months, the supply of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT)—the life-saving treatment for leprosy—has been delayed, leaving over 3,000 diagnosed individuals, including 800 children, without the ...

which advocates for people affected by leprosy, has called on the federal government to urgently address delays in the supply of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), a life-saving treatment for leprosy patients ...

Ms. Singh grew up in a leprosy colony located in Patel Nagar, New Delhi. “In school, we had to sit on the floor, apart from the other students. People didn’t want to talk to us, let alone sit ...

Ethiopia has made major strides in reducing the prevalence of leprosy, eliminating it as a public health problem in the country in 1999, following consistent efforts spanning over four decades. While ...

Residents of Leprosy Colony in Pune struggle for safe drinking water, facing shortages despite efforts from the PMC and local NGOs to improve supply. Pune: It is a daily struggle to access safe ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for MEDTRONIC PLC (MDT). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, MDT rates highest using our Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin ...