PM vows to make BD leprosy-free by 2030

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged on Sunday to eliminate leprosy from the county by 2030, urging the local drug manufacturing factories to produce quality medicines for treatment of leprosy patients, reports BSS.
"We are firmly committed to erasing leprosy from the country by 2030," she said while opening the second national leprosy conference-2023 at a city hotel.
The premier asked all concerned to increase the fund and other required measures to achieve the "Approach to Zero Leprosy by 2030".
At the same programme, she unveiled the "National Strategic Guideline for Leprosy 2023-2030".
The premier also called upon all to serve the leprosy patients with love and affection.
"Let's all help leprosy patients recover by standing beside them with love and affection as they are our near and dear ones," she said.
The prime minister reiterated her call to pay more attention to conducting medical research in the country.
"More medical research is needed for us. But, our medical research is very few in numbers. Please do research on the medical sciences," she said.
"We can produce required medicines to treat the diseases linked to climate. I request you all to do more research on medical science," she said.