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Leprosy Eradication Day

Leprosy Eradication Day

7 - International Days
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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Conducted a Clinical Trial in India? It maybe Yes and No!

Conducted a Clinical Trial in India? It maybe Yes and No!

3 - Interesting Articles
The mystery of India’s missing clinical trial results Shreya Dasgupta. BMJ 2020;371:m4835 Around eleven years ago  India had made a very welcome move - it was mandatory to register every clinical trial, in a national registry. The CTRI or the Clinical Trials Registry of India, created in 2007,  would then have a database of every trial registered, its progress at various stages and its results. The researchers could also link the registration record to a paper when it was later published in a journal. In order for trial results to be shared in the public domain, every researcher who registers…
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Choosing a journal to publish your paper? Try “Think Check Submit”

Choosing a journal to publish your paper? Try “Think Check Submit”

2 - Do you know
Which journal should I submit my paper to? That is a question that very often appears in the minds of those who attempt writing. First time writers often know very little about choosing a journal. It is not easy either. Some points to ponder are: - Who is your article really useful for? Research on a tropical disease is less likely to be useful for an American audience. A journal that has a larger circulation in tropical countries makes more sense as a choice. Is the journal open access or free? If yes that is a great choice - as…
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