NEWS & EVENTS
In collaboration with Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation, APAL’s state committee Telangana (SLAP-TS) visited 3 leprosy colonies
On the date of 10th March 2022, In collaboration with Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation, APAL’s state committee Telangana (SLAP-TS) visited 3 leprosy colonies at Khammam District, Telangana; interacted with colony leaders, youth, and all inmates of the colony and discussed the current situations like the infrastructure of the colony, children education, self-employment and etc
On behalf of persons affected by leprosy, APAL is thankful to Mr. Shyam Coordinator Silf, and Mr. Maniyada Ramesh President of the state committee Telangana for their contribution to the empowerment of persons affected by leprosy and their families

MCR footwear distribution in the leprosy colonies
On the date of 9th March 2022, In collaboration with the Government of Telangana and the Health Department, Lepra Society and APAL’s state committee Telangana (SLAP-TS) distributed MCR (Micro Cellular Rubber) Footwear to 41 persons affected by Hansen’s Disease/ Leprosy at Shanthi Nagar Leprosy Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana
In this distribution, authorities of Government DLO Ranga Reddy, DPMO contributed; Mr. Prasanth Nayak Lepra CEO, Mr. Kameswar Rao, Mrs. Sulochana, and Mr. Ramesh President of the state committee have contributed
On behalf of persons affected by Hansen’s Disease/ Leprosy, APAL conveys gratitude to the Health Department of Telangana, Lepra Society, and social thanks to Mr. Ramesh for his active contribution in the leprosy fields

APAL’s Board Member Mr. Kamlesh Chandra Lal visited Ulcer care centre at Sri Sairam Avatar Kusht Seva Samiti, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
On the date of 7th March 2022, APAL’s Board Member Mr. Kamlesh Chandra Lal visited the Ulcer care centre at Sri Sairam Avatar Kusht Seva Samiti, Indore, Madhya Pradesh and interacted with the persons affected by leprosy who are facing trouble with leprosy related wounds and taking treatment in that centre and asked their experiences, on the ulcer care unit and got valuable positive feedback from them
Mr. Kamlesh interacted with the dresser and appreciated him for his regular services to the people and Mr. Sarang Gayadhane for the monitoring the visit

APAL’s CEO Mr. Venu Gopal visited the Ulcer care centre at Gandhi Leprosy Colony in Ahmedabad
On the date of 5th March 2022, APAL’s CEO Mr. Venu Gopal visited the Ulcer care centre at Gandhi Leprosy Colony in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and interacted with the persons affected by leprosy who are facing trouble with leprosy-related wounds and taking treatment in that centre and asked about their experiences, on the ulcer care unit and got valuable positive feedback from them
Mr. Kamlesh interacted with the dresser Mr. Laxman and appreciated him for his regular services to the people and Mr. Vijay Kumar for monitoring the visit

Foodgrains distribution in Gujarat
On the date of 25th February 2022, In collaboration with Shree Raj Rajeshvari Sachiya Mataa Mahila Mandal APAL’s state committee, Gujarat distributed food grains to 51 families of persons affected by Hansens’s Disease/ Leprosy at Gandhi Leprosy Colony in Ahmedabad, Gujrat.
On behalf of persons affected by Hansens’s Disease/ Leprosy, APAL convey special thanks to Shobha Ben Bagrecha & Mahila Mandal and the state committee Gujarat

Silf visited leprosy colonies in Jharkhand
On the date of 25th February 2022, In collaboration with Silf, APAL’s state committee Jharkhand conducted a meeting at Gandhi Kusht Ashram in Baradwari and discussed the livelihood, children’s education who lives under the shadow of the persons affected by Hanse’s Disease/ Leprosy
At this meeting, Mr. Gaurab Sen Program Head of SILF, Dr. Rajiv DLC, Mr. Rajakumar Mishra PT-NLEP, Mr. Jawahar Paswan Board Member APAL and Mr. Zainuddin President of the state committee have participated

Government of Bihar conducted UDID (Unique Disability ID) card camps
At the request of APAL’s state committee Bihar (SAMUTHAN), the Government of Bihar conducted UDID (Unique Disability ID) card camps at Chauradano and Raxual, East Champaran, Bihar
On behalf of persons affected by Hansen’s Disease/ Leprosy, APAL conveys gratitude to the Government of Bihar and the leaders of the state committee in Bihar

Silf visited leprosy colonies in Jharkhand
In collaboration with Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation, APAL’s state committee Jharkhand visited leprosy colonies and interacted with colony leaders, Youth and all inmates of the colonies at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Dr. Vivek Lal CEO SILF, Mr. Gaurang Program Manager, Mr. Jawahar Paswan Board Member APAL and Mr. Zainuddin President of the state committee have interacted with people and discussed the infrastructure of the colonies like problems of drinking water, toilets, community halls, tuition centres for the school going children and etc,
On behalf of persons affected by Hansen’s Disease/Leprosy, APAL is thankful to Dr. Vivek and his team and Mr. Jawhar Paswan and his team for their contribution

Individual messages or opinions on Hansen’s Disease/Leprosy;
On the date of 22nd February 2022, APAL collected and shared some individual messages or opinions on Hansen’s Disease/Leprosy; Dr. Shalini Sexena shared her message here
On behalf of persons affected by leprosy, APAL conveys gratitude to Dr. Shalini Sexena for her responsibility to the society

Awareness program on the disease of leprosy at Narava in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
On the date of 21st February 2022, On the occasion of the fortnight of World Leprosy Day 2022, the theme of “Don’t forget leprosy” APAL’s state committee Andhra Pradesh successfully conducted an awareness program on the disease of leprosy at Narava in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh in the monitoring of Mr. Prakash Board Member of APAL and President of the state committee (SLAP-AP)

On this program, Gajapathinagaram.M L A Mr. Appalanarasayya
Mr. Pathivada Bhaskar Rao President Narava, Mr. Narisimha Murthy
ZPTC, Mrs. Peerubandi Hyamavathi MPP, Mr. Peerubandi Jaihindh Kumar SC cell Chairman, Mr. Lakki Reddy Krishna Lakkidam Sarpanch, Mr. Mopada Raju MPTC Narava, Mrs. Kotla Anitha 10thward member, Mrs. Sunkari Divya, Mrs. Bolli Mounika