The age-long disease of leprosy may have found its way back to Nigeria, as a result of Government neglect and nonchalance!!! According to Vanguard:
Today, leprosy, a neglected tropical disease, is still a special public health problem in Nigeria due to the discrimination, stigmatisation, isolation, and destitution the patient suffers indignation within the community. A chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, Leprosy mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes. It is curable and treatment provided in the early stages averts disability.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says leprosy is not highly infectious. It is transmitted via droplets, from the nose and mouth, during close and frequent contacts with untreated cases. Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes. WHO has maintained that early diagnosis and treatment with multidrug therapy remain the key elements in eliminating the disease as a public health concern.
Although, Nigeria was removed from the list of countries with high endemicity in 1999 when it achieved the target of 1 case per 10,000, leprosy control activities have since nose dived.
Only recently, a public health expert, Dr Dan Onwujekwe, expressed concern over the gradual resurgence of leprosy in Nigeria.
- DIS DOES NOT SOUND GOOD AT ALL!!!
- A COUNTRY WITHOUT GOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICE IS VIRTUALLY PROSTRATE....NON-STARTER.
- HOW CAN WE DRUM DIS HOME TO AWA LEADERS???
- WE CAN ONLY HOPE DEY ARE READING DIS BLOGS.
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