Swiss Emmaus Leprosy Relief Work - India has been in existence since last four and half decades and carrying out Leprosy Elimination activities as key partner to National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP) India. The contribution has made a positive impact in reducing the prevalence rate in their operational area (served about 15 million population) and 298,458 leprosy patients have been registered for chemotherapy under vertical set up of the programme as per NLEP strategy.

Swiss Emmaus India intensified Leprosy related services such as Prevention of impairments and Disability, Socio Economic Rehabilitation, Health Education Activities and Training Programme on capacity building for in-service staff etc. under integrated approach of the programme.

Due to rapid change in the epidemiological factors, the leprosy services in all the states have been integrated with Government Health Care System. This has necessitated to appropriate modification of involvement of Swiss Emmaus supported NGO's for Redefining the Roles and Responsibilities in the context of leprosy elimination and integration.

In order to sustain the ongoing projects of Swiss Emmaus India, RNTCP TB programme and support services have been initiated in 6 projects in collaboration with concerned State Governments.

In view of the above Swiss Emmaus has encouraged the supported NGOs to redesign the ongoing activities in order to achieve the goal of elimination and to sustain the leprosy related services.