Lymphatic Filariasis should be covered under Universal Health Coverage: Dr T K Suma

Around 40% of global burden of the disease is in India , so we know how much time it should take or how difficult it is to reach everywhere. There's a definite progression in the process of elimination and we also will be able to achieve that.
Lymphatic Filariasis: Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention
The morbidity management and disability prevention is to alleviate the suffering of patients.The second pillar of the programme this Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) and the recommended minimum package of care for this is treatment of acute attack. As mentioned earlier, when a patient gets an acute attack otherwise called as ADL, the edema increases and as edema increases the ADL attack also increases. Therefore, it is very important that you give correct treatment for ADL attacks.