STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr. Gurjeet Singh, on Monday flagged off Kushth Mukti Abhiyaan Rath Yatra from the premises of Directorate of Health Services, Jammu.
Dr. Gurjeet said that through this Rath Yatra, which will move through different areas of Jammu District, Health Department is making an effort to educate public to come forward for self reporting for diagnosis and treatment of leprosy which is available free of cost in all Government Health Centres.
With treatment, he said, patients will stop transmission of disease to others and they themselves will be saved from disabilities and deformities of the disease.
The Rath Yatra was jointly organised by Zonal Leprosy Office in collaboration with Chief Medical Office, Jammu and HEB Section, DHS Jammu on 148th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to create awareness among general masses about leprosy.
