Lepra India
Most colonies have closed as leprosy is not very contagious.
Lepra india. The lepra india trust tlit derives its inspiration from the blessed saint mother teresas ideals of compassion brotherhood unconditional love and service. We implement integrated programmes in our project areas to diagnose treat or facilitate treatment to those affected and help rehabilitate them in the mainstream of society. We understand that it is impossible to reach.
Lepra is a uk based international charity working to beat leprosy. Lepra has since expanded dramatically now working in 156 districts in 9 states. In india a renewed fight against leprosy health workers thought they had vanquished the disease in 2005.
Lepra is a health and development organisation with a vision to be a leader in reducing the incidence and impact of leprosy and other neglected diseases. Leprosy has historically been associated with social stigma which continues to be a barrier to self reporting and early treatment. Last year 63 of the worlds 214000 newly diagnosed leprosy cases were in india and it is estimated that two million more are living with the long term effects of the disease.
The organization began by supporting the implementation of the indian governments national leprosy eradication programme. Complete treatment for leprosy affected people. People were treated for disability prevention.
Throughout lepras history the reigning british monarch has always been lepras patron. Still india reports the highest number of new leprosy cases each year. Lepra was founded in hyderabad india in 1989 as a partner of lepra uk.
India is a signatory of the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities uncrpd. India is currently running one of the largest leprosy eradication program in the world the national leprosy eradication program nlep. India claims the majority of leprosy cases globally.
Despite this 120000 to 130000 new cases of leprosy are reported every year in india. Separating people affected by leprosy by placing them in leper colonies still occurs in some areas of india china africa and thailand. People affected were trained on ulcer case management.
But it lived on cloaked in stigma and medical mystery. Lepra caters its leprosy response to the different districts it serves. People affected were given protective footwear.
Since being founded in 1924 they have helped to diagnose treat and rehabilitate people affected by leprosy. Lepra currently works in india bangladesh zimbabwe and mozambique. In the year 2018 india contributed to 58 of all new cases globally and among these 9227 were children.