SC issues notice to govt on curbing
leprosy in country
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday
expressed concern over prevalence of leprosy in the country despite the disease
being curable and sought explanation form Centre and state governments for
their alleged failure to curb it.
A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra
issued notice to governments asking them to file their response within four
weeks after it was alleged that leprosy affects over 1.25 lakh people annually
in the country.
The court passed the order on a
petition filed by Pankaj Sinha who alleged that governments have failed to
eliminate the disease despite medical treatment available since 1981.
"Despite of an effective cure,
namely Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), which has been available since 1981 that can
completely cure 99 per cent of leprosy bacteria, due to apathy of the
Government of India and the State Governments, people are still suffering from
the said disease, which is treated as a social stigma," the petition said.
Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,
appearing for the petitioner, submitted that governments be directed to make
the drugs available at primary health centres.
He also pleaded that appropriate scheme be formulated to
bring people suffering from leprosy into national mainstream.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com/health
03.09.2014
U'khand govt to give tourist status
to super specialist doctors
Dehradun: To attract super specialist
doctors from across the globe to work in the remote areas of the state, Uttarakhand
government has decided to accord them tourist status.
"The state government will welcome
and accord tourist status to super specialist doctors who wish to serve people
in faraway mountainous areas of Uttrakhand," chief minister's media
incharge Surendra Kumar said.
Kumar, while referring to a decision
taken in this regard by the chief minster, said, "The government is
determined to provide best medical facilities to the people in the hilly
regions of the state and making all out efforts in this directions."
The
state government currently pays 20 per cent more salary to the doctors posted
in the hilly areas, he added.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com/health
03.09.2014
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