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…

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…

4th January-Chosen on a day that marks the birth of it's maker Louis Braille, the World Braille Day is celebrated on the 4th of January every year. Braille is a writing system used by people with visual impairments. Celebrating a day dedicated to it marks the awareness and realization of the full rights of visually impaired people. For people in the Vision Sciences - Some recent braille literature And here's a web resource that may help people understand different professionals who help the visually impaired