Leprosy Eradication Day

Leprosy Eradication Day

World over, the 30th of January is celebrated as Leprosy Eradication Day. Multi Drug Therapy or MDT is the watchword for treatment of Leprosy - also known as Hansen's disease.     In 1991, the World Health Organization established a wishful protocol to eliminate Hansen's Disease by the year 2000. Not all nations were able to achieve this.     There is great scope, however, for treatment and eradication. Sources reveal >200,000 cases worldwide, every year. MDT is a very important tool to keep a check on this disease, particularly if supplemented by early detection.   We hope that health professionals…
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Open Texts – Opening up a world of digitised texts

Open Texts – Opening up a world of digitised texts

How would you feel if you knew that there is a complete library of valuable text just waiting for your attention, a few clicks away from you? Open Texts is a web platform that enables you to discover free digitised text resources from around the world. It has over eight million items on its shelves, ranging from items on the History of Medicine right down to conference literature on topics such as Osteoporosis. There is an advanced search option that will allow you to narrow down your area of interest to a specific time period, or to filter your search…
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National Youth Day

National Youth Day

12th January marks the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. Let us celebrate today in a unique way. Take a minute from your day, and make a mental note of a young health professional who has changed your life or the life of someone you know and love, for the better. It may have happened in the course of the pandemic, or even before. It may be a doctor, an intern, a nurse, a physiotherapist or someone who drew blood for a test. Actually any young frontline worker too. Remember the person, thank them directly or just in your mind, and experience…
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