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Mission

“Leprosy-free India” is the vision of the NLEP.

The NLEP’s mission is to provide quality leprosy services free of cost to all sections of the population, with easy accessibility, through the integrated healthcare system, including care for disability after cure of the disease.

Objectives of NLEP

To reduce Prevalence rate less than 1/10,000 population at sub national and district level.

To reduce Grade II disability % < 1 among new cases at National level.

To reduce Grade II disability cases < 1 case per million populations at National level.

Zero disabilities among new Child cases.

Zero stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy.

Milestones of NLEP

NATIONAL LEPROSY ERADICATION PROGRAMME (NLEP)

The National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) is a centrally sponsored scheme functioning under the umbrella of the National Health Mission (NHM). The programme offers free-of-cost services for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of leprosy through all public health facilities across India. Its goal is to make India leprosy-free by interrupting transmission, eliminating stigma, and ensuring dignified care for all affected individuals. NLEP provides both technical and financial support to all States and Union Territories for implementation of activities related to prevention, early detection, case confirmation, treatment, disability prevention, and post-treatment care. It also facilitates convergence with other national health programmes and deploys digital platforms such as Nikusth 2.0 for surveillance and reporting. The programme is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the WHO Global Leprosy Strategy, aiming to achieve zero transmission, zero disability, and zero discrimination by 2027.

Strategy:

To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the main strategies to be followed are:

1. Integrated anti-leprosy services through General Health Care system.

2. Early detection and complete treatment of new leprosy cases.

3. Carrying out household contact survey for early detection of cases.

4. Involvement of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in the detection and completion of treatment of Leprosy cases on time.

5. Strengthening of Disability Prevention and Medical Rehabilitation (DPMR) services.

6. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in the community to improve self-reporting to Primary Health Centre (PHC) and reduction of stigma.

7. Intensive monitoring and supervision at Health and Wellness Centers and Block Primary Health Centre/Community Health Centre.

Programme components::

Case Detection and Management

Disability Prevention and Medical Rehabilitation (DPMR)

Information, Education and Communication including Behaviour Change Communication

Human Resource and Capacity building

Programme Management

“Sapna” is a concept (mascot) designed and developed using a common girl living in community, who will help spread awareness in thecommunity, through key IEC messages. Sapna can be local school going girl who is willing to be ‘Sapna’.There can be any number of Sapnas in a village.

NLEP

Pledge to Eradicate Leprosy:

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