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healthcare qualitynmc patient safety committeespublic healthsocial issues

NMC asks medical colleges to create patient-safety cells

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  • The NMC asked all medical colleges and medical institutions to constitute patient-safety committees or cells.
  • Institutions were also asked to designate nodal officers for patient-safety practices.
  • The stated objective is to strengthen patient safety and
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leprosy elimination programmeprevalence, g2d and single-dose rifampicin peppublic healthsocial issues

Leprosy programme misses targets despite national elimination-level prevalence

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  • India reported 91,783 new leprosy cases in 2025-26, 41.2% above the projected 65,000; new child cases were 91.6% above projection.
  • National prevalence was 0.56 cases per 10,000 population at end-March 2026, below the elimination benchmark
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