Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- Marking a significant milestone in Sri Lanka's journey to eradicate leprosy, the National Leprosy Conference commenced yesterday (06) at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The roadmap outlining the strategy to eradicate leprosy from Sri Lanka within the next decade was launched during the event.

The two-day conference is organised by the Health Ministry with the collaboration of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Sasakawa Foundation.

Speaking at the conference, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that although Sri Lanka successfully eliminated leprosy as a public health threat in 1995, the battle was not yet over, with new pat...