The Anamabra State Government, in Nigeria, has declared a full scale on the Buruli Ulcer disease. In early July, the Ministry of Health along with the state Epidemiologist, Department of Public Heath Services, the Doctor in charge of the State Tuberculosis & Leprosy office, met to discuss a new strategy to tackle the ailment. The Commissioner of Health, Professor Amobi llika, noted in the meeting that when the news of Buruli Ulcer's effect on his people reached the state government, the government felt disturbed and knew that something had to be done.
