In the date of 28th July, 2020 APAL associated with 4th ward Counselor conducted an awareness program on Precautions of COVID-19 in Santhi Nagar Leprosy Colony and Santhosh Nagar Leprosy Colony at Hyderabad, Telangana
Introduction: In this terrible COVID-19 crisis time the health promotion information is reaching some persons affected by leprosy but others are difficult to reach due to travel restrictions and illiteracy. Persons affected have specific and ongoing leprosy-related healthcare needs. If persons affected can reach health facilities, they face reductions in services, as facilities transition to exclusively treating COVID-19 patients. People affected by leprosy who residing in leprosy colonies struggling for strengthened food because they are surviving only depending on begging, working as daily laborers, or running small shops but they lost all their livelihoods completely.
In response to this upheaval, the Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL) associated with 4th ward Counselor Respected Mrs. Vidhyavathi Vijayendra Reddy conducted an awareness program on precaution of COVID-19 and distributed eggs to 150 families of people affected by leprosy in Shanthi Nagar Leprosy Colony and 40 families in Santosh Nagar Leprosy Colony at Hyderabad.
On the occasion, the Counselor explained to the people about precaution methods of COVID-19 and said that “Say no to PANIC and say yes to PRECAUTIONS.