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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.

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.

Sapna leprosy awareness campaign rally on Gandhi Jayanti, in Vizianagaram

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s (TLMTI) Vizianagaram Vocational Training Centre in Andhra Pradesh organised a mega rally (Sapna Campaign rally) for raising awareness about leprosy, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, on October 2, 2018.

Now I can proudly say I am ‘Sujatha’

Being the youngest daughter of the family, Sujatha is a much-pampered girl. Raparthi Bapanna, her father, a hard-working mason who earns around Rs 200 (2.90 USD approximately) daily, saved enough to marry off his two elder daughters. Sujatha, the youngest, stayed with him in their rented house in Mallipudi village in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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.