Leprosy -- India
In 2005, India had proudly declared itself free from leprosy. Yet, current figures show that this is far from the truth. According to figures accessed by DNA by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) cases of the dreaded diseases have been increasing year by year.
In 2015-16, India recorded 127 326 cases of leprosy, an increase of 1.22 per cent from last year [2014-15] when 125 785 cases of leprosy were detected. In fact since 2005 cases of grade II or permanent disabilities due
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