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Jan 30th 2012 ICN: Bangladesh was declared free of leprosy 13 years ago by the World Health
Organisation - but the disease has now returned to the capital Dhaka
as well as rural areas.
The announcement was made yesterday at a
rally in Khagrachhari in the southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts to
mark World Leprosy Day.
About 500 people attended the event,
organized by Chittagong Leprosy Control Mission, part of The Leprosy
Mission International, (TLMI) an NGO working to increase awareness
about diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
District deputy
commissioner Anisul Haque said the area was among the most risky places
for leprosy, because the tribal people were very unaware of the disease
and it carries a great stigma.
Sanay Tripura, 42, a Catholic and
local TLMI medical officer, said there are about 4,500 leprosy patients
in the country today. He said the chance of catching the disease in the
region is around one in 10,000.
According to TLMI, 3,800 fresh leprosy cases were found last year with 732 being Dhaka city dwellers. |
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