INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEPROSY ^ Volume 57, Number 3 Printed in the U.S.A. NEWS and NOTES This department . fiernishes information concerning institutions, organifations, and individuals engaged in work on leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases, and makes note of scientific meetings and other matters of interest. India. 13ombay Leprosy Project 1989 An- tileprosy II'eek celebrations. Throughout Antileprosy Week (30 January to 5 Febru- ary 1989), the Bombay Leprosy Project (13LP) held the following celebrations: 30 January = Lecture and slide demonstrations at LTMM College, Sion Hospital, attended by 25 undergraduate medical students. Dr. R. Ganapati was interviewed on Channel II of Bombay Doordarshan. 31 January = Dr. Ganapati presented a paper entitled "What Lions Can do for Leprosy Eradication and Rehabilitation" to the inaugural function of the Lions Clubs of India Leprosy Eradica- tion Action Program "LEAP 1989" at the Talkatora indoor stadium, New Delhi, at- tended by 600 members. A leprosy case demonstration was arranged for medical students at the Urban Health Center, Dha- ravi. 1 February = Dr. Ganapati partici- pated in a panel discussion on "Leprosy— Knowledge and Attitude" with the Rotary Club of Bombay Downtown. 2 February = There was an exhibition of 200 posters at the Shramik Vidyapeeth, Dharavi, in col- laboration with the BLP; 2000 community members attended and leaflets were distrib- uted widely. A skin camp, arranged by the BLP at Shramik Vidyapeeth, Dharavi, was attended by 875 persons for voluntary check ups; ten leprosy cases were detected and free medicines were distributed for various complaints. 3 February = Films on leprosy were shown at Nirmala Niwas, Khar, Dan- da, for slum women and youth groups. — Materials from BLP JALMA Trust Fund Oration Award. Pro- fessor Virendra N. Sehgal, Head of the De- partment of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, is the recip- ient of the prestigious JALMA Trust Fund Oration Award for 1988 from the Indian Council of Medical Research. Our congrat- ulations to Professor Sehgal on this hon- or. — RCH Obervance of Anti-Leprosy Day 30 Jan- uary 1989. The purpose of observing Anti- Leprosy Day on 30 January of every year is twofold: 1) to recall on the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi the abundant love he had for leprosy work and the services he rendered to leprosy sufferers, and 2) to uti- lize this occasion for creating awareness about leprosy among the masses through mass media and other methods. The Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh, being the premier voluntary organization engaged in leprosy control work in India since 1929, takes the lead in observing this day by obtaining mes- sages from high dignitaries and transmitting them to its state branches, voluntary orga- nizations, government units, newspapers, TV and radio to motivate them to organize public functions on that day with a view to creating public awareness about leprosy. This year Anti-Leprosy Day was ob- served in a befitting manner on 30 January 1989 throughout the country. Messages ob- tained by the Sangh from the President of India, Prime Minister of India, and the Union Health Minister and transmitted to all concerned were well publicized in daily newspapers, TV and All India Radio. Public functions were organized by several orga- nizations engaged in leprosy control work and the messages sent to them were read out to the public besides arranging lectures/ speeches by prominent leprologists. Two leading national dailies "The National Her- ald" and "The Tribune" published in full the handout issued by the Sangh in their 30 January 1989 edition free of cost. A profile on Prof. T. N. Jagadisan entitled "A Re- lentless Crusader" written by Dr. C. K. Rao, Honorary Secretary of the Hind Kusht Ni- varan Sangh, was published in the weekly edition of "The Hindu" dated 29 January 1989. In the capital city of Delhi, the Lions Club International organized a public procession and launched its LEAP pro- ject (Leprosy Eradication Action Pro- 700
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEPROSY^ Volume 57, Number 3
Printed in the U.S.A.
NEWS and NOTESThis department . fiernishes information concerning institutions, organifations,
and individuals engaged in work on leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases, andmakes note of scientific meetings and other matters of interest.
India. 13ombay Leprosy Project 1989 An-tileprosy II'eek celebrations. ThroughoutAntileprosy Week (30 January to 5 Febru-ary 1989), the Bombay Leprosy Project(13LP) held the following celebrations: 30January = Lecture and slide demonstrationsat LTMM College, Sion Hospital, attendedby 25 undergraduate medical students. Dr.R. Ganapati was interviewed on Channel IIof Bombay Doordarshan. 31 January = Dr.Ganapati presented a paper entitled "WhatLions Can do for Leprosy Eradication andRehabilitation" to the inaugural function ofthe Lions Clubs of India Leprosy Eradica-tion Action Program "LEAP 1989" at theTalkatora indoor stadium, New Delhi, at-tended by 600 members. A leprosy casedemonstration was arranged for medicalstudents at the Urban Health Center, Dha-ravi. 1 February = Dr. Ganapati partici-pated in a panel discussion on "Leprosy—Knowledge and Attitude" with the RotaryClub of Bombay Downtown. 2 February =There was an exhibition of 200 posters atthe Shramik Vidyapeeth, Dharavi, in col-laboration with the BLP; 2000 communitymembers attended and leaflets were distrib-uted widely. A skin camp, arranged by theBLP at Shramik Vidyapeeth, Dharavi, wasattended by 875 persons for voluntary checkups; ten leprosy cases were detected and freemedicines were distributed for variouscomplaints. 3 February = Films on leprosywere shown at Nirmala Niwas, Khar, Dan-da, for slum women and youth groups. —Materials from BLP
JALMA Trust Fund Oration Award. Pro-fessor Virendra N. Sehgal, Head of the De-partment of Dermatology, Maulana AzadMedical College in New Delhi, is the recip-ient of the prestigious JALMA Trust FundOration Award for 1988 from the IndianCouncil of Medical Research. Our congrat-ulations to Professor Sehgal on this hon-or. — RCH
Obervance of Anti-Leprosy Day 30 Jan-uary 1989. The purpose of observing Anti-Leprosy Day on 30 January of every yearis twofold: 1) to recall on the martyrdomday of Mahatma Gandhi the abundant lovehe had for leprosy work and the services herendered to leprosy sufferers, and 2) to uti-lize this occasion for creating awarenessabout leprosy among the masses throughmass media and other methods. The HindKusht Nivaran Sangh, being the premiervoluntary organization engaged in leprosycontrol work in India since 1929, takes thelead in observing this day by obtaining mes-sages from high dignitaries and transmittingthem to its state branches, voluntary orga-nizations, government units, newspapers,TV and radio to motivate them to organizepublic functions on that day with a view tocreating public awareness about leprosy.
This year Anti-Leprosy Day was ob-served in a befitting manner on 30 January1989 throughout the country. Messages ob-tained by the Sangh from the President ofIndia, Prime Minister of India, and theUnion Health Minister and transmitted toall concerned were well publicized in dailynewspapers, TV and All India Radio. Publicfunctions were organized by several orga-nizations engaged in leprosy control workand the messages sent to them were readout to the public besides arranging lectures/speeches by prominent leprologists. Twoleading national dailies "The National Her-ald" and "The Tribune" published in fullthe handout issued by the Sangh in their 30January 1989 edition free of cost. A profileon Prof. T. N. Jagadisan entitled "A Re-lentless Crusader" written by Dr. C. K. Rao,Honorary Secretary of the Hind Kusht Ni-varan Sangh, was published in the weeklyedition of "The Hindu" dated 29 January1989. In the capital city of Delhi, the LionsClub International organized a publicprocession and launched its LEAP pro-ject (Leprosy Eradication Action Pro-
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Karigiri Video teaching/training materials. For the past several years, Karigiri Videohas been producing video programs on leprosy for medical officers, paramedical personnel,patients and the community. All of their video tapes listed below are PAL, VHS and costRs175 plus postage and handling. Tapes can be ordered from: Karigiri Video, SchieffelinLeprosy Research & Training Centre, Karigiri, North Arcot District 632106, India.
KARI(IIRI VIDEO TAPES
Minutes Target group Author
22 Medical officers & students,post-graduate ophthalmologystudents
Dr. N. Suryawanshi
21 Students, nurses, therapists Dr. E. P. Fritschi46 Doctors, medical students,
nurses, therapistsDr. E. P. Fritschi
23 Medical officers & students Dr. N. Survawanshi38 Medical officers & students,
nonmedical supervisors,paramedical workers
Dr. K. Jesudasan
42 Doctors, medical students Dr. E. P. Fritschi28 Medical supervisors,
paramedical workersDr. N. Suryawanshi
36 Rural community in Andhra Mr. S. AgrawalPradesh
37 Rural community in West Mr. S. AgrawalBengal
28 Rural community Mr. S. Agrawal
39 Doctors, medical students,laboratory technicians
Dr. C. J. G. Chacko
27 Doctors, medical students,nonmedical supervisors,paramedical workers, healtheducators
Dr. V. P. Macaden
10 Physicians Dr. Joel Almeida
40 Medical officers & students,orthopedic technicians,paramedical & multipurposeworkers
Dr. Paul W. Brand
30 Medical officers & students,nonmedical supervisors,paramedical workers
Dr. E. S. Thangaraj
26 Leprosy patients Mr. S. Agrawal
26 Leprosy patients Mr. S. Agrawal
26 Leprosy patients Mr. S. Agrawal
Topic
I. Keep Blinking
2. Painless Feet3. Healing While
Walking4. The Red Eye5. Chemotherapy
of Leprosy
6. Nerve in Leprosy7. Eye in Leprosy
8. Malli VasanthamOchinthi (ahealth educationprogram in Telugu)
9. l'hul Phutuk (ahealth educationprogram in Bengali)
10. Tiraskaar (ahealth educationprogram in Hindi)
11. Skin Smears forIf. /('prat'
12. Looking Beyond theBacillus (a healtheducation program)
13. Mice AgainstLeprosy
14. Mechanics, NotMedicine
15. Not Pills Alone
16. Apne Aap (ahealth educationprogram in Hindi)
17. Nijer Prati Najer(a patienteducation programin Bengali)
18. Swayam Sahayam (apatient educationprogram in Telugu)
gramme).— Kusht Vinashak Monthly 11(1989) 4-5.
Poona District Leprosy Committee An-nual Report, 1987-1988. The Poona Dis-trict Leprosy Committee and its Dr. Ban-dorawalla Leprosy Hospital continued to
serve the cause of leprosy as before. All proj-ects showed growth and potential for moregrowth.
The Dr. Minoo Mehta Industrial Pro-duction Co-operative Society for the Wel-fare of the Handicapped, Ltd., is well-en-trenched and the experiment appears to be
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successful, ready for emulation by other in-stitutions working in the field of the leprosyhandicapped.
The Water India Project with the assis-tance of Lion Stig Spangfors through theLions Club of Poona-Kirkee and by the di-rect assistance from the Lions of Swedenhas been started with purchase of pumpingequipment and related accessories.
Another significant step toward integra-tion of leprosy patients into the generalcommunity was the successful organizationof several sports activities between the pa-tients and staff of the hospital and variousteams from the surrounding villages andeven from distant rural areas. The minglingof the noninfectious leprosy-affected andhealthy persons was so natural that for amoment the patients forgot that they hadleprosy and the healthy participants didaway with any reservations they might havehad about this disease. This attiudinalchange is highly significant and could havea snowballing effect, creating the desired at-mosphere for the total attrition of the lep-rosy stigma.
We are once again proud to announce thatone of our employees, Mrs. MrudulataRamchandra Dande, a cured leprosy pa-tient, was given the highest honor—Nation-al Award as the Most Efficient PhysicallyHandicapped Employee—for her work asadult educator of the patients of our hos-pital. She is a double graduate and holds aMaster's Degree in the faculty of Arts. Herlife shines as a beacon to all of us.
We are beholden to the leprosy patients,the public, the Government and its variousdepartments, the German Leprosy ReliefAssociation, ICCO, NORAD, SIDA, Lions,Manos Unidas, CRS, TELCO and others. —Dr. Jal Mehta, Hon. President. —(Excerptfrom Annual Report)
XVI All India Leprosy Workers Confer-ence 1989. The XVI All India LeprosyWorkers Conference was held in New Delhi3-5 February 1989. It was convened by theDelhi Branch of the Hind Kusht NivaranSangh. The venue of the conference wasVishwa Yuvak Kendra, Chankayapuri, NewDelhi. About 220 delegates from all overthe country attended the conference whichwas inaugurated by Dr. (Mrs.) Rajendra Ku-
mari Bajpai, Minister of Welfare, Govern-ment of India, on the evening of 3 February1989. The Conference had an inaugural ses-sion, four scientific sessions, four group dis-cussions, and a valedictory function.
The inaugural session held on 3 February1989 included an inaugural speech by Dr.(Mrs.) Rajendra Kumari Bajpai, (Ministerof Welfare); welcome address by Shri 13hag-wan Singh (Chairman, HKNS. DelhiBranch); introductory remarks by Shri JagPravesh Chandra (Chief Executive Coun-cillor, Delhi); key note address by Dr. S. D.Gokhale; presentation of Dr. Rajendra Pra-sad Award for the best leprosy worker; andvote of thanks.
The scientific sessions held on 4 February1989 had the following four sessions: Ses-sion 1 = Multidrug treatment toward lep-rosy eradication in India; Session 2 = Treat-ment of leprosy; Session 3 = Clinical andallied aspects; Session 4 = Miscellaneous.
The first scientific session, chaired by Dr.R. Ganapati, was a teaching session on MDTwhere six papers were read by invited speak-ers. The second scientific session was chairedby Dr. V. P. Macaden; five papers were pre-sented. The third scientific session waschaired by Dr. D. S. Chaudhary; five paperswere presented. The fourth scientific sessionwas chaired by Dr. Ganguly; five papers werepresented.
The following four group discussions wereheld on 5 February 1989 (forenoon): Group1 = Administrative and operational aspects;Group 2 = Care of the cured deformed pa-tients; Group 3 = Education and trainingin leprosy program; Group 4 = Strength-ening of the Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh.The reports of the group discussions werepresented later in the afternoon.
The valedictory function on 5 February1989 included summing up of deliberationsby Dr. C. K. Rao, Honorary Secretary,H.K.N.S. National Headquarters; addressby chief guest Shri Romesh Bhandari, Lt.Governor of Delhi; presentation of TriveniGanga Award to the best leprosy workers;and a vote of thanks.
Efforts are being made to get the pro-ceedings of the conference published in theIndian Journal of Leprosy. —S. A. Jagan-nathan (Kusht Vinashak Monthly 11 (1989)1-4)
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XVI Biennial IA L Cohference. The XVIBiennial Conference of the Indian Associ-ation of Leprologists (IAL) will be held 10–11 November 1989 at the Regional Theatre,Trichur, Kerala State. A post-Conferenceworkshop on MDT-related problems will beheld at the same venue on 12 November1989. Dr. P. Vijay Shankar, Damien Insti-tute, Ayyappankavu, P.O. 680 751, TrichurDistrict, Kerala State, is the Organizing Sec-retary and the Kerala State Branch of theIAL will host the Conference.
Dr. P. R. Mahadevan, Foundation forMedical Research, Thadani Marg, Worli,Bombay 400 018, is Chairman of the Sci-entific Committee and Dr. Deepak A. Pa-rikh, 1 Milan, Dixit Road, Vile Parle (East),Bombay 400 057 is Hon. Secretary.
Abstracts of the scientific papers for oraland poster presentations should reach Dr.Parikh on or before 30 June 1989.
A medal in the amount of RS. 200/- willbe awarded to an Indian scientist below theage of 40 years, working in India, for thebest published work on any aspect of lep-rosy published within the last 2 years (Oc-tober 1987–September 1989). Applicationsfor consideration for this prize are to besubmitted to the IAL Secretariat with fivecopies of reprints of the paper and completediodata and must be received by the IALSecretariat on or before 30 September 1989.
For further details on the Conference andthe prize, contact: Dr. V. V. Dongre, Hon.Secretary, Indian Association of Leprolo-gists, % Bombay Leprosy Project, 11 V.N.Purav Marg, Opp. A.T.I., Sion, Bombay 400022.— Materials from IAL Secretariat
Switzerland. Grants for social and eco-nomic research in tropical diseases. The So-cial and Economic Research Component(SER) of TDR supports opportunities forsocial and economic research in tropicaldiseases, to strengthen disease control ef-forts and to evaluate their effectiveness andsocial impact. SER also supports the de-velopment of theoretical and conceptualframeworks and new research instrumentswhich incorporate both the social and healthsciences. Such research inevitably requiresa variety of specialists including social sci-entists, epidemiologists, biomedical re-searchers, and disease control personnel.
Funding is available to support collabo-rative, multidisciplinary research and thetraining of researchers from developingcountries, and for collaborative researchprojects involving scholars from developedand developing countries. TDR encouragessuch collaboration in instances where sig-nificant benefits can be demonstrated to de-veloping country researchers. The requestfor participation of collaborators from de-veloped countries must originate from prin-cipal investigators and their institutions indeveloping endemic countries.
For more information and applicationforms, write: Dr. Carol Viassoff, SteeringCommittee for Social and Economic Re-search, World Health Organization, 1211Geneva 27, Switzerland. —TDR News 27(1989) 9.
Report available on joint meeting for lep-rosy field research. A joint meeting ofIMMLEP and THELEP/TDR was held inGeneva, 18-19 April 1988. The objectivesof the meeting were to promote field re-search in testing new drug regimens, vac-cines and diagnostic tools, and developingand evaluating approaches for controllingleprosy. A full report of this meeting isavailable upon request from TDR.—TDRNews 27 (1989) 8.
TDI? research capability strengthening.Deadline for receipt by the Secretariat ofapplications for Individual Research Train-ing and Visiting Scientist Grants applica-tions is 31 October 1989.
Re-Entry Grant proposals will be pro-cessed immediately on receipt and are re-viewed by members of relevant SteeringCommittees.
Applications for institutional support(short-term, long-term, capital, and pro-gram-based grants) are considered once ayear and should be received by the Secre-tariat no later than 31 March of each year.-TDR News 27 (1989) 9.
U.K. Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy.The Fund, in memory of the great leprol-ogist Robert G. Cochrane, is administeredby the Royal Society of Tropical Medicineand Hygiene. It is to be used to finance upto three travel fellowships each year to a
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maximum value of £1200 each. The Fundwill support travel for: a) leprosy workerswho need to obtain practical training in fieldwork or in research; b) experienced leprol-ogists to provide practical clinical trainingin a developing country. There is no restric-tion on the country of origin or destination,providing the above requirements are ful-filled.
Application forms are available from theSociety and completed forms must be re-ceived by the Society at least 6 months priorto the proposed trip. All applications mustbe sponsored by a suitable representative ofthe applicant's employer or study center andagreed to by the host organization. A two-page report on the travel/study should besubmitted to the Society within 1 month ofthe recipient's return.
For further information contact: RobertCochrane Fund for Leprosy, Royal Societyof Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, MansonHouse, 26 Portland Place, London WIN4EY, U.K.
U.S.A. 2nd Annual Course on Infectious,Parasitic and Tropical Diseases. Bethesda,Maryland, U.S.A., is the site and 27 No-vember—I December 1989 are the dates forthis course (deadline 27 October 1989). Forfurther details contact: Dr. B. 0. L. Duke,Department of Infectious and Parasitic Dis-eases Pathology, Department of Defense,Armed Forces Institute of Pathology,Washington, D.C. 20306-6000, U.S.A.Telephone: (civilian and foreign) 202-576-2980; (federal and military) 202-576-2939.
12111 International Conlerence on His-sionary Medicine. Serving in the missionfield in the 1990s is not as it was in the1950s. As people in developing countriestake responsibility for their own health, therole of the Western medical missionarychanges. How can Christian missions adaptto this new environment?
This question is among many crucial onesto be addressed at MAP International's 12thInternational Conference on MissionaryMedicine. The ICMM, one of the largestregularly scheduled international exchangesfor Christian health workers, attracts morethan 500 participants. Every 3 years since1954, the ICMM has brought togetherChristian medical professionals, missionboard officers, and national church leadersto wrestle with the current issues in inter-national health and healing. The 1990 con-ference promises to help them to redefinetheir roles on today's mission field.
Cost of Commitment: InternationalPerspective on Christian
Health and HealingMAP International's 12th Triennial
International Conference onMissionary Medicine
June 2-5, 1990Epworth-by-the-Sea,
St. Simons Island, Georgia, U.S.A.For more information, contact: Sandra
Davis, Public Information Officer, MAP In-ternational, P.O. Box 50, Brunswick, Geor-gia 31520, U.S.A.
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