Services of Supported NGOs

The following 59 Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) supported by German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA - India) have been involved in leprosy elimination activities as key partners to National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP) for 48 years and their contribution has made a positive impact in reducing the prevalence of leprosy in their operational areas (served about 34.7 million population) allotted by Government in 13 Indian states. 545,455 leprosy patients have been registered by the GLRA - India supported NGO's and provided Multi Drug Therapy apart from their routine care and leprosy related services under the vertical set up of the programme as per NLEP strategy. 

Due to rapid change in the epidemiological factors, the leprosy services in all the states at national level have been integrated with Government Health Care System. This has necessitated to appropriately modifying the involvement of GLRA supported NGO's for redefining the roles and responsibilities in the context of leprosy elimination and integration.

In view of the above, GLRA India has encouraged the supported NGOs to reorganise the
ongoing activities in order to achieve the goal of elimination and to sustain the leprosy
related services. Various services offered by the supported NGOs are listed below :

DETAILS OF THE SERVICES OF THE SUPPORTED NGOs :

Sister Bertilla with Mr. Sasakawa on his visit to VDC - Mumbai

POID : Prevention of Impairments and Disability, TB : Tuberculosis, IEC : Information, Education and Communication, SER : Socio Economic Rehabilitation, CD : Community Development