On the date of 16th October 2021, APAL and APAL’s volunteer Ms. Padmini Nayak successfully conducted the COVID-19 awareness program at Deogan Leprosy Colony, Odisha
In this program, DLC Sundergarh, Sub-Divisional Officer, State Leader, Supervisor, and P.M.W have participated and explained the precautions of the COVID-19
People affected by leprosy and their families are mostly impacted by the COVID-19. In response to this upheaval, the Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL) decided to run a project in the 30 leprosy colonies of 6 states, by the volunteers who are active and well-trained youth living in the same leprosy colony. The volunteers are aware people on the precautions of COVID-19 and do the health tests by Oximeter and Temperature gun as like first aid to people affected by leprosy and their families also and refer to the near PHC.
Special thanks to Mr. Umesh Nayak President of the state committee for his monitoring program