Jagran correspondent, Jamshedpur. The district administration has geared up to make East Singhbhum leprosy free. The outline of two important campaigns was decided in the meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Karna Satyarthi. “Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign” will be run in the district from January 30 and “Leprosy Patient Search Campaign” (Cycle-2) will be run from March 9.
In the meeting of the District Level Committee held at the Collectorate, the Deputy Commissioner directed that wide publicity should be done at the rural level. The Sparsh campaign will start from January 30 and continue till February 14. At the same time, from March 9 to March 23, health teams will go door-to-door to identify suspected patients, so that their treatment can start on time.
Help of Gram Sabha and Panchayat representatives will be taken for awareness. Schools and Anganwadi centers have also been linked to this campaign. There will be quiz competitions among the students and people who have defeated leprosy will be honored and made inspirational examples for the society.
On January 30, there will be special programs to remove misconceptions on Prohibition of Leprosy Day. The Deputy Commissioner has appealed to the common people to cooperate in these campaigns and not to hide the symptoms of the disease. District Council President Bari Murmu, Vice President Pankaj Sinha, DDC Nagendra Paswan and Civil Surgeon Dr. Sahir Pal were present in the meeting.
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