India, July 17 -- In a major step toward eliminating leprosy in the state, the Public Health department will soon establish a state-level committee to strengthen the implementation of leprosy elimination programmes. The committee will include medical experts, leprosy specialists, doctors, and representatives from NGOs actively working in the field.

This was revealed in a meeting held on Tuesday at Vidhan Bhavan between various stakeholders working in the field of leprosy. State Public Health minister, Prakash Abitkar, said in the meeting that the proposed committee will submit a report to the state government every three months. "Its recommendations will help improve the execution of the leprosy elimination programme across Maharashtra,"...