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NEPAL - The Nepal Scouts were the first organization to begin implementing the agreement signed in 1997 by the World Health Organization, the World Scout Organization and AHM Leprosy Relief Organization. They have translated AHM’s handbooks and pamphlets into Nepali; 359 Scout leaders and 1,060 Scouts have been trained for local detection campaigns. For example, in Jhapa, Scouts have spoken with 540 people about leprosy, its symptoms and treatment; 24 of those people came forward for medical screening. Scouts in Sunsari educated 215 people and found 17 suspected cases and referred them to the Department of Health for confirmation and treatment. "The local work of the Scouts is spreading and can go a long way to help eliminate leprosy in Nepal," said G. Ranga Rao, former director of India’s Bharat Scouts and Guides. (WORLDinfo October 2002)

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