"LEPRA Society, health in action; is a health and development organisation working to restore health, hope and dignity to people affected by leprosy, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, blindness and other health conditions exacerbated by stigma and social discrimination"
LEPRA received support from the CSR team of NTPC towards the sponsorship of 250 pairs of MCR footwear to leprosy patients
LEPRA India has been associated with NTPC since last two years as a part of their CSR activities. This year LEPRA received support from the CSR team of NTPC towards the sponsorship of 250 pairs of MCR footwear to leprosy patients. On the occasion of the raising day of NTPC, the CSR team invited LEPRA India and leprosy patients for initiating distribution of MCR footwear to 50 leprosy patients. On this event Shri. R. Venkateshwaran, Executive Director, Southern Region, NTPC, Smt. Venkateshwaran, President, NTPC ladies club, AGM- HR, AGM- finance, members of ladies club, and employees were present. Mr. Rajender, Manager, HR- CSR welcomed all the dignitaries and provided a brief outline about their activities and their association with LEPRA India. Dr. Subbanna, Director- BPHRC, LEPRA thanked NTPC for their support and briefed the group about LEPRA and its activities. During the remarks by Shri. Venkateshwaran, he appreciated the activities being implemented by their CSR team. He acknowledged the LEPRA’s endeavor and agreed to provide support for future activities as well. MCR footwear and Ulcer care kits were distributed to the leprosy patients.
LEPRA appreciates the kind gesture of NTPC in restoring health, hope and dignity of the people affected by Leprosy..
State Level Dessemination Workshop on USG PEPFAR Funded Projects (Jyoti & Samastha
LEPRA India and Andhra Pradesh state AIDS Control Society (APSACS) jointly organized State Level Dissemination meeting on Tuesday the 25th October 2011 at Hotel Moksh, Hyderabad to share the accomplishments and successes of implementation of the United States Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded projects.
The following dignitaries participated in the program;
Ms. Katherine Dhanani US Consul General, Hyderabad.
Ms. Meena Gupta IAS, Chairman, LEPRA India
Smt. Lakshmi Durga, Director Community Managed & Health & Nutrition Intervention - Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty-Indira Kranthi Padham
Dr. Ranganadha Rao, Chief Executive Officer LEPRA India
Dr. Reynold Washington, Chief of Party, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT)
Mr. Anand Rudra, Project Management Specialist USAID India.
Disha Charitable Trust Members at Dhoolpet Referral Centre
Volunteers from Franklin Templeton’s CSR wing- Disha Charitable Trust visited Dhoolpet Referral Centre on 18th June 2011. A brief orientation on functioning of the referral centre was provided by Dr. P V Ranganadha Rao and Dr. Krishnamoorthy. The volunteers visited each department of the referral centre and also interacted with leprosy affected. Various games were organised in which the children from the leprosy affected families and the Disha volunteers participated. The trust donated 100 pairs of MCR footwear to these patients. Educational kits were also distributed to the children.
Walk for LEPROSY 2011
One of the ways of fighting stigma against leprosy is conducting meetings and other awareness programmes on ‘World Leprosy Day’. The World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January and in India particularly on 30th January, coinciding with the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi, who espoused the cause of leprosy. During the previous years we conducted walks and rallies involving people from different walks of life. This year also we are planning to organise a “WALK FOR LEPROSY” on Sunday, January 30th at 7.30am starting from People’s Plaza via Raj Bhavan, Khairatabad flyover and end at Necklace road station premises.
