Lumbini Province to Launch Skin Disease Screening Campaign Across All Districts

Butwal. The Lumbini Province government has decided to conduct a screening campaign to identify skin diseases in all districts of the province, prioritizing leprosy eradication. Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya stated that although the number of leprosy patients is decreasing, more effective efforts are needed for the identification and treatment of new patients.

Speaking at an interaction program on 'Constitutional and Legal Rights of Persons Affected by Leprosy' organized by the Nepal Law Society in Butwal on Friday, Chief Minister Acharya informed that a skin disease identification campaign will be conducted in all districts of the province in the current fiscal year.