The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for pragmatic collaboration among stakeholders toward eliminating leprosy in 120 countries by 2030, in synchrony with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target. The…
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2023: Leprosy Mission, INEC sensitise disability group on electoral participation in Sokoto
From Tunde Omolehin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to enhance greater participation of persons living with leprosy and others living with disabilities in the forthcoming general elections.…
The residents of the Leprosy Colony, Iberekodo, Abeokuta, have commended the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for not neglecting the community and giving members a pride of place in the…
Group, on the platform of Persons Afflicted with Leprosy, PAL, in Delta State, yesterday, embarked on a peaceful protest, demanding a review of their monthly stipend from N8,000 to N25,000.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has captured a leper colony in Niger State in its ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. It explained that the move was in line…
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Lepers association says colony no longer safe, seeks soft loans for members in business
•A colony of lepers Persons with leprosy in Ogun State have decried the worrying state of security around their colony in Iberekodo Area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. They…
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Leprosy mission urges inclusion of children with disabilities in all schools
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has called for the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular schools as a means of ending every form of discriminatory practices against them. The…
The Leprosy colony at Ago-Ireti in Ondo State has commended the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) EL-PASO SS Deck (Ekiti/Ondo chapter) for the payment of the National Examination Council…
The National Association of Seadogs, (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, on Sunday paid the National Examination Council (NECO) fees for four children of people with leprosy at Ago-Ireti Community…
By Fred Ezeh Minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has explained that leprosy, one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) in Nigeria, is still much around in the country, ravaging…
In commemoration of World Leprosy Day 2022, the Nigerian Government and its partners have denounced the continued stigmatization of people living with the disease. The Honorable Minister of Health, Dr.…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the number of new leprosy cases detected annually has significantly dropped from more than 7,827 in 1994 to less than 2,000 in…
By Ochogwu Sunday Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has warned Christians to deviate from criticizing their prophets, saying such attitude attracts dangerous punishment from God. The renowned clergy…
By Sola Isola Two suspected cases of leprosy have been discovered, on Wednesday, at Sabo, Mokola in Ibadan, Oyo state after a number of 101 residents were tested for skin…
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, over 3,500 people get infected with Leprosy every year in Nigeria. By Ebuka Onyeji Alheri community, on the Abuja-Kogi expressway, is one…