Leprosy Mailing List Blog: Fw: Ref.: (LML) 30 years of Leprosy Service in India

Leprosy Mailing List – August 13, 2021

Ref.: (LML) 30 years of Leprosy Service in India

From: Maria Xavier Turtius, Madurai, India

Dear Pieter,

Good Day from Madurai Health and Leprosy Relief Centre- MAHELERECEN, India. Could you kindly share the following information in LML group. Thank you.

30 years of fruitful services to leprosy affected people by Madurai leprosy centre

Madurai Health and Leprosy Relief center is an NGO doing leprosy eradication and Rehabilitation services since the year of 1991. They finished their three decades of services and started the 31st foundation day on 9th August 2021. Thousand and thousands of leprosy affected people were benefited through this organization in which charitable services have been rendered.

This charity was founded by Dr .S. Maria Xavier in the year of 1991. The founder cum executive secretary Dr. S. Maria Xavier told our editor that India is a country where in leprosy affected people are in large number. Conducting leprosy awareness programme is very much needed to make them know about the symptom of leprosy and the ways to manage it and there by reduce the number of leprosy affected people especially in Madurai district.

These CORONA pandemic time from 2020 March every month our organization distributing corona relief pockets to the deserving community of leprosy affected, elders, and uncared people. From June 2021 we have distributed "Crypto relief ration and medical relief kits" to disabled leprosy patients living in 5 blocks in Madurai districts and one block in Dindigul districts rural population.

Our organization is conducting leprosy awareness classes to school children, college youths, rural peoples and women's self help groups. Through this programme we identified the new leprosy cases and treat them free of cost.

In the year1999, we started our rehabilitation programme to the leprosy affected people, particularly deformed people. Due to this deformity they are not able to get the job like the normal human being and also most of our beneficiaries are un educated. The objective of this programme is to develop the economic condition of leprosy affected people (Income generating programme). Through our rehabilitation programmes, we are supporting them financially for buying milky animals goats, sheep, cows, starting petty shop and tea shop, development of vessel business, flower business etc. From 1999 to till now more than 85 persons were benefited through these rehabilitation programmes.

Our leprosy center 'Mahelerecen Maruthuva Maiyam' is working in Koodal Nagar -Chelliya Nagar, Madurai. Leprosy patients are coming from different parts of Madurai district for treatment. Physiotherapy for leprosy patients is also available in the centre.

Other than the above, our medical team members are going through 'Mobile Medical unit' to the different part of villages in Madurai district and treat the leprosy affected. Due to illness some leprosy patients not able to travel to reach our leprosy centre for treatment. So we are reaching the unreached.

For higher treatment our organization linked with Aravind eye hospital, Velammal Hospital and The Leprosy Mission hospital for the better treatment for leprosy sufferers.

During this time we often remember St. Mother Theresa and her service to leprosy affected. This Madurai charity is also doing the excellence service for the deserving community of leprosy affected.

For support contact Programme Coordinator: Mr Raja -8754210273 – info@mahelerecen.org.in

Thanking you,

Dr.S. Maria Xavier Turtius,
Executive Secretary
Madurai Health And Leprosy Relief Centre (MAHELERECEN).
12/10 Sister Rose Second Street,
Melaponnagaram,
Madurai-625016.
Tamil Nadu,
India.
Phone 91-452-2360159, Mobile :+91-87542 10273
E mail : mahelerecen@gmail.com
email : humanhealthserve@rediffmail.com
https://mahelerecen.org.in/