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| Welcome to LEPRA Society |
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Poverty and diseases are "the greatest challenges before humanity" but "we have the opportunity to eliminate ... from our planet." to lead to meaningful progress and improvements in the lives of society's neediest.
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| LEPRA Society has been initiating interventions in health care over the last 18 years.
It is reaching the un-reached in inaccessible and inhospitable areas, looking after the betterment of those afflicted by various diseases such as Leprosy, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Blindness and helping them to face life with renewed confidence. We believe in working hand-in-hand with the communities for fighting against the disease, stigma and social injustice. |
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By directing expertise and resources to communities, we build on community strengths that will allow families and individuals to lead better lives. Through collaboration with the
Governments and funding agencies, we extend our reach into most inaccessible villages of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar |
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| Through National and International policy advocacy and research, LEPRA Society acts on programmatic solutions in detecting, diagnosing, curing and providing patients with the much=need timely support, we take pride in having couched the lives nearly 20 billion people. |
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| Organisation’s goals: |
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• Improve the quality of life of people affected by leprosy, TB, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Blindness and Lymphatic Areas
• Prevent disabilities by provision of protective aids and appliances, physiotherapy, self-care promotion and complication care management\
• Provide Reconstructive surgery to restore function of limbs
• Provide and facilitate socio-economic rehabilitation to lead a self-sufficient and stigma-free life
• Prevention of blindness through cataract surgeries, major and minor eye surgeries and provision of spectacles
• Care and support to HIV/AIDS infected and affected
• Carry out testing, treatment, counseling, vocational training for HIV infected and infected people and assist in primary,/secondary education of their children
• Ensure medication to people suffering from Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis and Leishmaniasis and suggest preventive measures
• Mobilise community to participate in health care.
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| Organisation’s impact |
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| Over 18 years of serving the community basically in rural areas and focused experience in the healthcare field brings with it an in-depth understanding of the community. LEPRA Society is not merely an organisation to treat people for the diseases, but it is about healthcare of the people and the caring process of the treatment involved which fosters an atmosphere of mutual support in their journey towards recovery. Given below are the achievements by the end of year 2007. |
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• Since 1989, more than 3.62 million leprosy patients have been cured
• 59,718 pairs of footwear were provided to the leprosy affected
• 66,413 were registered and provided in-door care,
• Appearance and ability restored 3420 to persons through reconstructive surgeries.
• 7063 tuberculosis cases were diagnosed and treated with DOTS
• 6830 cataract surgeries were conducted for restoring sight
• Social support provided to 7258 families to reduce stigma
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