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Practitioners get closer to leprosy eradication in Nigeria

8 years ago

A man afflcited with leprosy (AFP Photo/Ye Aung Thu)

With a prevalence of 1-in-100,000 people, medical experts have revealed Nigeria was getting closer to phasing out the leprosy endemic but reiterated the need for increased health awareness to reduce ignorance about the disease.

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