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A landmark judgement by the Supreme Court of India for inclusion and rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India, on September 14, issued the following directions in a Writ Petition filed by Pankaj Sinha against Union of India and Others (Writ Petition (Civil) No.767 of 2014) for inclusion and rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy.

TLM Vizianagaram VTC receives award from the Govt of India

We had earlier reported about TLMTI’s vocational training centre in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh having been ranked among India’s top 10 Industrial Training Institutes.

All for taking better care of hospital inpatients affected by leprosy

Imagine the relief the kitchen staff of TLM Naini Hospital, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, who make over 400 Chapathis for 150 hospital in-patients every day, have when they received a ‘roti making machine’, which will make the Chapathis in minutes!

It has changed now!

The World Health Organization’s 2017 leprosy statistics are out

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy (full text). The Guidelines provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

It has changed now!

TLM Vizianagaram VTC ranked among India’s top 10 industrial training institutes

We are excited to announce another achievement of The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) in its efforts for providing sustainable livelihood for young boys and girls affected by leprosy/with disabilities..