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Tag: Leprosy

Leprosy: Alarm bells ringing in Kerala!

We had put up a post about leprosy re-emerging in Kerala, on our Facebook page . The post talks about Kerala Government’s Aswamedham Leprosy Case Detection Campaign in eight districts of the state, namely, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod districts to detect hidden cases of leprosy, as it was found leprosy was on the rise in the state – Kerala has been a low endemic state for leprosy as the prevalence rate was low and detection of new cases very few in the last couple of years.

30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): Do we really care for our children?

This year (2019) marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights for children.

Vertical Livelihood Model: An innovative approach to income generation

Many people find it difficult to start livelihood initiatives just because they do not have enough land to start a new business or expand their existing one.
Understanding the predicament of many such persons, The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s IHDID project, a community development project working for inclusive, holistic development of persons with disabilities, based in Kothara, Maharashtra, developed an innovative solution. It developed a livelihood model with five types of activities that can be done on a 20 feet X 20 feet plot of land.

‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2018 – and what has TLMTI got to do with justice?

Merriam-Webster, America’s foremost publisher of language-related reference works and the award-winning Merriam-Webster.com dictionary site has selected ‘Justice’ as this year’s word of the year. Its website says, “Our Word of the Year for 2018 is justice. It was a top lookup throughout the year at Merriam-Webster.com, with the entry being consulted 74% more than in 2017. The concept of justice was at the centre of many of our national debates in the past year: racial justice, social justice, criminal justice, economic justice. For many reasons and for many meanings, one thing’s for sure: justice has been on the minds of many people in 2018.”

Robin Sharma, one of the world’s top leadership gurus, joins the fight against leprosy

With 15 million books in 70 languages sold in over 96 countries; with rock stars, royalty, billionaires and many celebrity CEOs embracing his work; with clients, such as Starbucks, Nike, GE, The Coca-Cola Company, NASA and Microsoft using his leadership methods to drive real growth and top performance, Robin Sharma (https://www.robinsharma.com/), the Canadian author of 15 bestsellers, including The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, is undoubtedly a globally celebrated leadership expert – one of the top 5 leadership experts in the world.
Now, the fight against leprosy has taken a new dimension with Robin Sharma joining the fight.