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Month: November 2018

Young ‘parliamentarians’ celebrate Children’s Day

Various hospitals, vocational training centres, and community empowerment projects of The Leprosy Mission Trust India celebrated Children’s Day on November 14, in a big way. Here’s a glimpse of the celebration by IHDID (Inclusive Holistic Development of Individuals with Disabilities) project, based in Kothara, Maharashtra.

Equipping the frontline health workers to lead the fight against leprosy

The Government of India had declared in 2005 that leprosy had been eliminated as a public health problem in India. Ever since, leprosy has become less of a priority for the Government of India. Allocation of government funds dwindled, private funding dried up and training in leprosy for government health workers became dysfunctional. Grievously enough, since then the incidence of leprosy started growing in the country with over 130,000 new cases being detected every year.

The Leprosy Mission Trust India wins the prestigious Sat Paul Mittal Award

The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), the largest and oldest leprosy-focused non-governmental organisation in India, has won the prestigious Sat Paul Mittal National Award 2018 (http://www.nskt.org/NSKT_National_Award_2018.pdf), for its outstanding work with people affected by leprosy, people with disabilities and other marginalised communities.

Making quality health care accessible to all

With the core belief that quality healthcare should be accessible to all, The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) identified Ajuru, a tribal village in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh – where hardly any medical facilities exist – for conducting a medical camp.

Wellesley Bailey Award: Meet the overcomers who are the recipients of the award this year

At the Wellesley Bailey Award Gala Night, held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, on Friday, September 21, 2018, two remarkable persons affected by leprosy – Kofi Nyarko, from Ghana and Birke Nigatu Teka, from Ethiopia – were presented with the ninth Wellesley Bailey Award.