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Our Correspondent, Gaibandha

The speakers at a function stressed the need for ensuring and strengthening healthcare services to the leprosy patients to eliminate leprosy from the society through the united and coordinated efforts between and NGO. "Leprosy which is a chronic infectious disease caused by M. Leprae, and acid fast, robs happed bacillus affects the skin, the peripheral nerves mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, apart from some other structures. This disease can be cured when the treatment is done timely and properly."

The experts stated this in a discussion meeting entitled Strengthening of Leprosy Services in Gaibandha district organised by Gaibandha Joypurhat Leprosy Care Project (GJLCP) at the conference room of Civil Surgeon (CS) here on Tuesday.

Professor Dr Probhat C. Barua, line director of TB Control and Leprosy Elimination Programme of DGHS addressed the meeting as chief guest. The key note paper on the issue was presented by Programme Manager (Leprosy) of DGHS Dr. Mozibor Rahman.

Presided over by CS Dr. M Shamsul Haque, the meeting was also addressed among others, by deputy programme manager (Leprosy) Dr Sharif Uddin and Dr Sheikh MA Hadi, Consultant of Chest Diseases clinic Dr MA Jalil and progrmame director of GJLCP Prodip B. Pramanik. The speakers also laid emphasis on the creating of much awareness among the people to make the Leprosy-elimination programme a success in the district.

More than 40 upazila health and family planning officers, resident medical officers, medical officer of disease control, medical technologists, TB-Leprosy control assistants, Leprosy control assistants and others participated in the meeting.