World Leprosy Day: India accounts for over half of 2 lakh cases recorded worldwide; disease curable if diagnosed early

World Leprosy Day is observed across the globe on the last Sunday of January, but India observes it on 30 January to commemorate the death of Mahatma Gandhi, who understood the seriousness of the disease.

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