World's first leprosy vaccine developed in India
GP Talwar, the first Director of the National Institute of Immunology, has developed the world’s first leprosy vaccine. A pilot run of the indigenous vaccine will be conducted in Bihar and Gujarat in a few weeks, and the government has already started screening people for the disease in high-prevalence districts. According to research data, leprosy affected 1.27 lakh Indians in 2013-14.