Health experts in a function have said leprosy can be cured now if the affected man or woman takes multi drug therapy following the suggestions of physicians.
“Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs, and skin areas around the body” they said.
They made the observations in an inception meeting on leprosy at the conference room of Civil Surgeon (CS) of Gaibandha on Thursday. Supported by CS Office, the function was organized by Mobilization and Empowerment of people living with disabilities (MEPD) Project, under the leprosy mission international Bangladesh (TLMIB), Gaibandha. A power point presentation on the subject was done by Jeorge Biswas, project manager, MEPD- TLMIB with CS Dr. ABM Abu Hanif in the chair.
Earlier, the goals of the project, its objectives and overall activities were presented by deputy director of women affairs department here Nargis Jahan through multimedia projector.
Junior Consultant of chest diseases clinic here Dr. Nazmul Huda, District Disability Affairs Officer Akter Hossain, Deputy Coordinator of Youth Training Centre AM Khaled and District Cooperative Officer Md. Ferdous Rahman took part in the discussion, among others.
The speakers emphasized for creating much awareness among the people and building social movement without delay in a bid to build a leprosy free healthy nation in the days ahead.
More than 30 district level officials, physicians, NGO representatives, social workers, project officials including media men took part in the meeting.
