World Leprosy Day Program

Leprosy is curable but despite that there are still millions of people around the world living with this disability. The awareness day is held on the last Saturday & Sunday in January.  This Saturday was chosen as the closest date to the anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Ghandi, who was greatly concerned by the plight of those suffering with leprosy.

Mumbai Smiles organized programmes to create awareness on the World Leprosy control day. The event was held on 31st January 2016 at Powai, Mumbai. The awareness activities and medical health camp were organized at Phule Nagar, Powai.

 

 

 

 

 

Activities and Beneficiaries:

• Street play :- 5 Shows approximately 900 people covered
• Posters exhibition: – 25 Posters displayed on stall – 300 people visited and saw these posters.
• Skin check-up – 29 patients examined (Children –36, Male-13 -,Female-86)
• General health Check-up – 58 Patients Examined (Children –36, Male-13 -,Female-86)

Objective:

• To make awareness about the leprosy disease in slum community on the occasion of World leprosy Day 2016.
•  The general objective of the project was improved health care and health protection with regard to infectious diseases, through community intervention and support.
• To strengthen early disease detection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content covered & what happened in the Health Camp

• Awareness done in community through street play and information pamphlets.
•  General health checks up done by   Dr. Ghansham Mourya.
•  Skin check up done by skin specialist Dr. Sunil Nishad.
•  Medicines were provided to patients during the health camp.
• Interact with community people about their health care and awareness was created about the Tuberculosis and leprosy diseases.
•  Maintained patients record for further follow up.

How will it help to improve the overall impact of the respective project?

•  Health Camp specially skin check-up also helps in detecting the hidden cases in the community referring them for better healthcare & treatment.
• We provide scientific information about the leprosy disease and motivate people to keep away from stigma of disease through Street plays.

The camp was a great success as many people were treated and were given prior importance for Health Check up.