12 children detected for leprosy in last fifteen days: BMC
2 years, 2 months ago

12 children detected for leprosy in last fifteen days: BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special drive conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to detect leprosy cases, found 12 children among 88 cases in the last fifteen days in the city. 12 children detected for leprosy in last fifteen days: BMC According to the BMC, this is the highest number of detections in the last five years. According to the BMC data, at present eleven city wards are contributing to 57 per cent of the confirmed leprosy cases in the city. BMC said there are close to 10402 suspected leprosy cases detected in the special drive.

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