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SOCIAL SERVICE 4.77 Kerala is a low endemic state for leprosy. The Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) is
2.3 per lakh and Prevalence rate (PR) of 0.23/10,000 (as on March 31st 2014). Kerala contributes
0.62% of the total annual case detection in India.

4.78 Total number of leprosy cases under treatment in Kerala as on 31st October 2014 is 751. There
are three leprosy sanatoriums in Kerala with bed strength of 1153 and the details of leprosy case
during 2014 are given in the Table 4.5.

Table 4.5
District wise distribution of Leprosy unit in Kerala- 2014

No. District Institutions Sanctioned Bed IP as on 31st
1
2 Strength Oct. -2014

3 Alappuzha Leprosy Sanatorium, 267 237
Thrissur Nooranadu
660 199
Kozhikode Koratty Gandhi Gram
Govt. Dermatology 226 110
Hospital 1153 546

Govt. Leprosy Hospital,
Chevayoor

Total

Source : DHS

Non Communicable Diseases

4.79 Common non–communicable diseases causing great threat to life are cancer, diabetes, cardio
vascular diseases and lung diseases. Unless interventions are made to prevent and control non-
communicable diseases, their burden is likely to increase substantially in future, due to ageing
population and change in life style .Considering the high cost of medicines and longer duration of
treatment, this constitutes a greater financial burden to low income groups.

Cancer

4.80 Cancer is a major disease that affects all sections of human population. Statistics show that
every year, 35000 new cases of cancer are getting detected in Kerala .Nearly 1 lakh people are
under treatment for this disease annually. Apart from Medical Colleges, RCC, and Malabar Cancer
Centre are the hospitals in Government sector which offer treatment for cancer patients. Delay in
early detection, huge treatment cost, minimal treatment centres and lack of awareness contribute to
high mortality of the disease.

Malabar Cancer Centre

4.81 Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur is an autonomous centre under the Government of Kerala.
Malabar Cancer Centre has been established with the aim of providing oncological care to the people
of north Kerala. The Centre has bed strength of 110 and many latest facilities for the treatment of
cancer patients. During 2013, 5968 cases were treated in Malabar Cancer Centre.

Kerala State Planning Board