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Centre picks Jharkhand to pilot mental health services to leprosy patients

Anil Kumar, Additional Director General of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said that even though leprosy is totally curable, a stigma is attached to it which creates depression and anxiety among patients.

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Centre has picked Jharkhand to pilot its integration of mental health services for leprosy patients, an official said on Friday.

For this, the two national initiatives -- National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and National Mental Health Programme -- have been integrated and a two-day workshop on 'Integration of Mental Health Services for Leprosy Patients' was organised in here, additional director general of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anil Kumar said.

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