Month: January 2018

The Government of Tamil Nadu organised a state coordination committee meeting for Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign, in Chennai, on January 11, attended by all District Leprosy Officers of the state and officials from education, social welfare, and child development departments.

Dr Milind Chavan, NLEP (National Leprosy Eradication Programme of the Government of India) coordinator, The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), conducting a training workshop on leprosy, for government nursing staff in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on January 10. A total of 25 nursing staff attended the workshop.

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s (TLMTI) Catch Them Young (CTY) project, under the leadership of its Programme Manager, Ms Nitha Philip, organised an exposure trip for students from Raipur and Durg, in Chhattisgarh, who are affected by leprosy, and are being supported by the project financially to finish their school education, on April 6. TLMTI’s SHGs towards Holistic Community Development (SHCD) project supported the trip.

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s SOAR project organised a prevention of impairment and disability camp for people affected by leprosy, in Kammapuram block of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, on February 25.

This documentary is a joint effort by NDTV and TLMTI to demystify leprosy and disseminate the correct information about the disease.