NEWS & EVENTS

World Leprosy Day 2020 in Madhya Pradesh

Feb 10, 2020

Madhya Pradesh State Committee organized an awareness rally on the occasion of the Anti-Leprosy day celebration on 30th January 2020 at Indore. The program started at 11:00 am by garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and keeping silent for 2 minutes of his death anniversary.  After that, a mass rally was started from the Gandhi statue of Regal Share to the Manas Bhavan, Indore with slogans, cards, and banners to create awareness of misconceptions about leprosy.

APAL Secretary Mr. Sarang Gaydhane, Madhya Pradesh State Committee, Youth Forum, LEPRA Society, Deenbandhu Charitable Trust, District Leprosy Officer of Govt. Leprosy Department and all their staff, children of schools and colleges as well as people affected by leprosy and their children gave their support in this rally. In this way, more than 400 people took part in this rally. Mr. Sarang Gaydhane expressed his views on the trouble of leprosy-affected people and also made them aware of what is being done about leprosy in society. It has shown to society that the affected by leprosy is not a curse, do not hate it. After a vote of thanks, the breakfast was distributed to all participants.