Limit Leprosy Menace

Nepal has made significant strides in health sector, decreasing almost every kind of mortality, including infant, child and maternal mortality rates. Notable improvements have been made in overall life expectancy and child health. Remarkable progress has been achieved in the prevention, control and treatment of many types of communicable and non-communicable diseases with persistent efforts by the governmental and non-governmental organisations. Highly infectious diseases like polio and trachoma, which once posed a serious threat to public health, have been eradicated. There have also been dramatic decline in other infectious diseases.