Leprosy (also called as Hansen’s disease) is one of the most dreadful diseases prevalent all over the world. It has tortured the human race all through history and has had a huge impact on various aspects of human life. It’s been over three decades since multiple drug therapy (MDT) was first used to treat leprosy yet millions of victims still live a crippled poor quality of life due to leprosy infection. As per the 2011 statistics India rank’s number one by contributing about 58.1 per cent of new leprosy cases detected worldwide. Read what the Indian health minister has to say