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Sumanahalli Treatment The Rationale

Through better awareness and medical intervention it is possible to ensure a complete cure for the Leprosy affected.

The Vision

Eradication of Leprosy through early intervention and regular follow-ups

The Methodology

  • * Imparting health education
  • * Inculcating cleanliness and healthy habits
  • * Teaching them to be responsible
  • * Following proper guidelines to heal their ulcers

The Activities

  • * Making MDT (Multi-Drug Treatment) available
  • * Following up with patients to ensure regularity of treatment
  • * Treatment of ulcers
  • * Physiotherapy
  • * Occupational therapy
  • * Making greeting cards, plastic flowers, etc.
  • * Organise occasional recreational and cultural programmes

Achievements

Total number of persons treated: 4039

Surgical treatment provided to 140 persons.
  		 
1993 Mehboob- Most Efficient Handicapped Employee
1993 Mehboob- Most Efficient Handicapped Employee

Affected by leprosy when he was 15, Mehboob had to leave his native Bidar and come to Bangalore. Since he could not get a job, he had to beg for a living, and married a girl who also was a beggar. The police arrested them and brought them to Sumanahalli for treatment and rehabilitation. He worked in the gardens there and was most happy planting trees. Today, he is very happy to see those trees having grown big. Being uneducated, he joined our adult literacy class to learn to read and write. Sumanahalli placed him at NIMHANS where his relationship with his fellow employees was very good. His productivity was as good as that of his non-handicapped colleagues. Mehboob received his award for being Most Efficient Handicapped Employee on World Disabled Day in 1993.