National College of Art (NCA) will display an exhibition of archives and publications here on April 30 with a collection of research on various arts.
The exhibition highlights the selection of texts and images of exhibitions held in subcontinent from 1870’s to present. It also showcases the publications and ongoing research at NCA’s Research and Publication Center. Cabinet Secretary, Nargis Sethi will inaugurate the show while faculty members, students and art lovers will also visit the galleries of NCA.
Steps to alleviate leprosy patients’ sufferings urged: The health experts have urged to create awareness among public on treatment and prevention of disease leprosy to alleviate the sufferings of patients.
According to them, it is a high time to encourage the flow of funds, which are imperative to take the cause of leprosy eradication from the country. They said in Pakistan leprosy control activities are being supported and sponsored by many government and non-governmental organizations for more than 40 years. They said since the first effort to fight leprosy millions of people have been cured in 82 countries. They added this has been made possible due to the commitment of 14 members of the International Federation of Anti Leprosy Association and World Health Organization (WHO). They said that leprosy is common in the poorer regions of the world. India is home to nearly 70 percent of the leprosy cases, they added. Dr Wasim Khawaja from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said leprosy is caused by a slow-growing bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. It is transmitted via droplets from the nose and mouth of untreated patients with severe disease, but is not highly infectious, he added.
He said if left untreated, the disease can cause nerve damage, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy, and permanent disabilities.Dr. Khawaja said leprosy can be easily treated with a 6-12-month course of multidrug therapy. The treatment is highly effective, and has few side-effects and low relapse rates and there is no known drug resistance. He said leprosy, also called hansen’s disease, is a chronic and contagious disease.
