Health dept to hold intensive leprosy drive in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: As part of the total elimination of leprosy, members of the district health department have decided to start a door-to-door Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) in Anaimalai and Sulur which is identified as leprosy hotspot.

This initiative was taken as a significant number of adult cases were identified in the surroundings of Periyapothu village in Anaimalai and children cases in the surroundings of Somanur in Sulur block.