Month: January 2018

On the occasion of the Anti-Leprosy Day yesterday (January 30), all TLMTI units in Maharashtra (TLM Kothara hospital, Miraj hospital, Nashik VTC, IHDID project, NLEP-support project) jointly celebrated the day at Nashik VTC, under the aegis of the Directorate of Health Services, Nashik.

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s (TLMTI) PARTI project and SOAR project organised a leprosy awareness rally in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, on January 24.

Anti-Leprosy Day (January 30) is just around the corner, and the state of Maharashtra, which has the third highest new leprosy caseload in the country (15,012 new cases during 2016-17), is getting prepared to celebrate the day in a big way!

Leprosy is a leading cause of permanent physical disabilities among communicable diseases. Because of disabilities, patients are often stigmatised, shunned, and sometimes displaced from their work, family and community.

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s Kolkata Hospital, in West Bengal, has organised a one-day training workshop for students and faculty members of Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education & Research, Rajabazar, Kolkata, on the management of leprosy, on January 13. A total of 40 postgraduate students and five faculty members attended the programme.
Dr Helen Roberts, Medical Superintendent, TLM Kolkata Hospital, gave them in-depth training and taught them practical skills with the help of five leprosy patients.