Leprosy mission says 2,500 new cases discovered annually
By Diana Omueza
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has disclosed that nearly 2, 500 new cases of leprosy are discovered annually in Nigeria.
Dr Sunday Udo, the National Director of the mission in Nigeria, said this at its Open Minds Project close-out meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Open Minds project is a 4 year mental health project initiative focused on young people affected by leprosy and Neglected Tropical Diseases.
The project was implemented in FCT, Kebbi, and Sokoto States, respectively.
Udo said that for over 10 years, the mission had found and equally treated thousands of leprosy cases in the country; however, 90 per cent of the Nigerian population remained protected from the disease.
“ TLM works in about 30 countries across the world, including Nigeria, and ev...
