DAMIEN FOUNDATION INDIA TRUST
ILEP’S MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS ARE WORKING
TOGETHER FOR A WORLD FREE FROM LEPROSY
1. States Where We Work
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharastra, Delhi.
2. The nos. of Districts covered in each of them:
Andhra Pradesh (9), Tamil Nadu (14), Kerala, Karnataka (3), Jharkhand (12), Bihar (28), Chhattisgarh (4), Maharashtra and Delhi
3. Year of starting our work in India
Year 1955
4. List of facilities, type and location
DFIT leprosy referral centre in Trivandrum in Kerala, Chennai, Salem, Trichy and Polambakkam in Tamilnadu, Delhi, Dehri on Sone in Bihar, Dhanbad and Amda in Jharkhand, Pavagada in Karnataka, Nagepalli in Maharastra
5. Kind of programmes/ activities we do
a. Referral hospitals for diagnosis and management of complications related to leprosy like chronic ulcers, RCS.
b. MCR footwear production and supply
c. Home based selfcare training to PAL with disabilities
d. Socio economic rehabilitation