Summary:
more-inA total of 430 new cases of leprosy were detected during the first phase of the Active Leprosy Case Finding conducted from July 2 to 13. The Active Leprosy Case Finding was conducted in blocks that had more than 10 new cases per lakh population last year. Among the 430 newly detected cases, 120 were children. This would be followed by the second phase of survey from August 6 to 20 to mop up left out population. Camps organisedAs part of the survey, teams conducted 1,590 skin camps at these blocks..