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ALES (Swiss Emmaus)

Swiss Emmaus was founded in 1956 in the midst of human suffering and in the wake of a bitter cold wave Switzerland had ever experienced. As an aftermath of the cold wave several community circles were formed in different Swiss towns to render organized relief measures to all those who needed help. Moved by the miserable plight of the leprosy victims, a few members of he Emmaus Federation identified leprosy work in conformity with Emmaus motto”Serve those most in need”.

Organised leprosy work was carried out by supported NGOs for leprosy control work as per the National Guidelines. Due to the change in epidemiological factors the strategy of leprosy work underwent radical changes during the past few years. As a result NGOs involved in leprosy control activities have redefined their roles. Swiss Emmaus India formulated necessary guidelines for the funding of NGOs after assessing their realistic involvement in specific areas of services as required by the Govt.

Activities

Currently Swiss Emmaus India is involved in the following activities

Leprosy:

· Providing Support service at the District level

· Extending Funding assistance to 23 NGOs

· Prevention of Disability Services at the District level

· IEC and Advocacy through the NGOs

· Socio economic rehabilitation services

· Participation in extending need based support to Govt of India as part of ILEP

Tuberculosis:

· Promoting participation of NGOs in the RNTCP

· Providing support services at the District level to enhance case finding and case holding

· IEC at District level and through NGOs

Referral services:

Swiss Emmaus supported NGOs are maintaining 9 base hospitals in 5 states with a total bed strength of 566. These hospitals acquired the needed infrastructure and equipments for the delivery of quality services by committed staff.

Management and service delivery

With the operationalisation of the Regional offices, delegation of duties and responsibilities have been affected with efficiency. The supported projects and programmes of Swiss Emmaus in India is employing nearly 820 committed staff which includes 55 Medical Officers, 108 supervisors and Technical staff, 261 Field staff apart from the nursing , maintenance and logistics staff.

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