World Leprosy Day: India must ensure economic security for people with leprosy, says WHO goodwill ambassador
NEW DELHI: India needs to take special measures to ensure economic security for people with leprosy as situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have jolted the ostracised community, making them rely merely on handouts to survive, WHO goodwill ambassador against the disease Yohei Sasakawa has said.
Like always, people with leprosy have been ignored during these trying times and not many have come forward to check on their well-being, said Sasakawa, who was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2019 for his fight against leprosy, especially in India.
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Three-day vaccination drive concluded on Friday
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All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) Director M. Pushpavathi and others during the COVID-19 vaccination programme held for the staff and students at the institute in Mysuru.
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Three-day vaccination drive concluded on Friday
The 700-plus staff and students of the Mysuru-based All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), a premier institute under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for addressing communication disorders, got the first dose of Covishield vaccine.
The three-day vaccination drive was concluded on the institute premises here on Friday.
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The state government has already received 9.63 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine and 20,000 doses of the Covaxin vaccine, which have been distributed to all the districts.
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Maharashtra is the most industrialised and consequently among the most developed and most prosperous states in India. Maharashtra is the single largest contributor to the national economy with a share of 15 per cent of India’s GDP. Maharashtra’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) is Rs 28.78 trillion, even though it ranks fifth among Indian states on the Human Development Index. According to the 2011 national census, Maharashtra is home to around 9.3 per cent of India’s total population.
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