The Anti-Leprosy Day was observed today in Nagaland by creating awareness to discern the stigma and myth attached to the disease.
"Cure for leprosy was discovered and gradually improvised since the 1940s and today it is considered that more than 90 per cent of the world's population has high immunity to the disease," state Leprosy Officer, Dr Ahu Sekhose said during a function here.
He said leprosy was long been associated with different myths alongside stigmatising the patients, however the present scenario was changing with scientists finding out that the disease was least infectious.
"There are many incurable diseases and leprosy is not one of them," he said while stressing on the need to spread awareness among the people.
Dr Sekhose said the government policy was also changing in many countries and leprosy patients were no longer being secluded in separate health facilities.
