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American Leprosy Missions

American Leprosy Missions (ALM) is a century old Christian organization devoted to serving those affected by leprosy through partnership programs. The mission of the organization is to serve as a channel of God’s love to those with leprosy and disabilities helping them to be healed in body and spirit and to be restored to lives of dignity and usefulness in their communities.

Annually ALM reaches out to over 200,000 leprosy affected people through the following types of projects:

· Leprosy control (MDT): Training of health workers for diagnosis and treatment, and provision of equipment and supplies

· Prevention of Disability: Wound care and reconstructive surgery, self care training, provision of footwear, and prostheses

· Socio-economic assistance: Housing, micro credit, vocational rehabilitation, educational support, emergency relief, counseling and long term care.

· Research: Development of a vaccine and chemoprophylaxis for leprosy

Currently ALM supports 87 projects in 15 countries in Asia, Africa and South America. ALM’s focus for the decade is research: transmission & vaccine, community development, prevention of disability, training and buruli ulcer.

ALM has field offices or representatives in Brazil, Myanmar, Philippines, DR Congo and Angola besides India.

ALM in India

American Leprosy Mission’s work in India began in the year 1906. Currently it supports programs in the States of Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and its partners include the government (through ILEP), hospitals and NGOs. The programs assisted are generally in the nature of those listed above.

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