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Andhra Pradesh

  • LEPRA in Andhra Pradesh is supporting the Society for Leprosy Affected Persons (SLAP) – the State leprosy forum to take up advocacy initiatives by engaging Media effectively. It addressed the issue of people affected by leprosy with denied rations by the Public Distribution System (PDS) due to the bio-metric issue. This has impacted in getting social benefits among 2150 persons affected with Leprosy in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • With support from WaterAid under WASH Project (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in Vizianagaram, 117 water sources were restored by the active participation and follow-up of VWSC members; 8252 Individual Household Latrines (IHHL were constructed with the active involvement of Village Water and Sanitation Committees and Gram Panchayats.
  • To ensure the increased economic status among the PLHIV Families (People Living with HIV/AIDS families, 6 Children who are supported for Higher Education in Sreyassu are presently employed in the different sectors and leading their families.
  • Spandana is a First CBO formed by a group of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) affected Persons in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Facilitated the Block LF affected Support Groups for representing to the Political Authorities and Government officials regarding their issues in getting Disability Certificates and related services. 12 LF Mandal level support groups with 101 LF affected persons were formed and strengthened. Advocated for getting a self-care Kit worth INR 500 for LF affected Person and it was being taken up and implemented in the state.
  • Continuous efforts are made for early detection of new Leprosy cases through Community Awareness cum survey programmes in schools and communities ; sensitization to the frontline health functionaries, Registered Medical Practitioners and identified 383 New Leprosy cases and facilitated for MDT (Multi Drug Therapy)

There are a total of 8 projects in Andhra Pradesh, which are

  • LS, NTDRU Andhra Pradesh (Referral Centres in Krishna and Vizianagaram Districts)
  • Sreyassu
  • Arogya Darsini
  • Mobile Foot Care Unit
  • WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)
  • Ending NTD s through Women led WASH
  • CHAHA Project
  • Supporting the initiatives of people affected by leprosy to uphold their rights – SLAP in Andhra Pradesh

LS, NTDRU Andhra Pradesh (Referral Centres in Krishna and Vizianagaram Districts)

LS, NTDRU Andhra Pradesh (Referral Centres in Krishna and Vizianagaram Districts) The Referral Centres in Vijayawada and Vizianagaram continued to cater to the persons affected by leprosy and lymphatic Filariasis with their specialised services of physio-care, provision of customized footwear, ulcer care, and counselling and health education. Centres are integrated within government health facilities and are envisioned as tertiary centres for cure and care of leprosy. The Centres are supported by Lepra UK.

Sreyassu, is a community based organization providing services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families since 2006 in Krishna district. The project is supported by IADHO (Indo American Development and Health Organization). For improving the quality of life among people living with HIV, the CBO offers nutrition support, education support, foster care, medical aid and counselling.

Arogya Darsini, The mobile health and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) van is generating awareness in rural, remote areas of Krishna, Guntur districts on communicable and non-communicable diseases. It supports government health awareness programmes like Leprosy Case Detection Campaigns (LCDC), Anti-Leprosy Fortnight and related health observational days. 

The Mobile Foot Care Unit, supported by Pavers (UK), has been started in April 2019 and delivers customised, protective footwear to the residents of 48 leprosy colonies in Andhra Pradesh. Two pairs of protective footwear are provided to each person affected by leprosy. The mobile foot care unit also conducts the awareness programmes for promoting self-care among the persons affected with leprosy. 

WASH Project is supported by WaterAid – India for improving access to safe drinking water and WASH in 20 selected Gram Panchayats (GP) across four mandals of Vizianagaram district. The project team is working with the communities, mandated Institutions and other concerned functionaries’ to ensure sustainable WASH practices at all the places. 

Ending NTDs through Women Led WASH – Accelerating impact in India through women’s self-help groups is a unique collaborative project of American Leprosy Missions (ALM) and LEPRA, with the Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Institute of Public Health- Hyderabad as research partner. The project’s developmental goal was to contribute to ending NTDs among vulnerable and at-risk communities living in 78 villages in harder to reach NTD endemic and WASH poor districts in Andhra Pradesh (Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram districts) through sustainable women-led WASH initiatives. 

CHAHA Project – Supporting Children and Persons affected by leprosy to continue education” in the state of Andhra Pradesh has been implemented in the districts of Krishna, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram from 2018.With an aim to promote education among the children from Leprosy affected Families, the Project was funded by ORACLE 

The Society of Leprosy Affected Persons (SLAP), Andhra Pradesh is formed in 2015 after the bifurcation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. SLAP – AP is operationalised in 13 districts of AP which aims to promote and protect the rights of persons affected with leprosy. LEPRA is supporting SLAP to advocate for their rights, promote Inclusion, building capacities for strengthening the leadership. The project is supported by Fontilles. 

Number of people impacted through projects in AP

  • LS, NTDRU Andhra Pradesh (Referral Centres in Krishna and Vizianagaram Districts) – The referral centres has reached 3105 persons affected with leprosy and 8760 family members. 317 difficult to diagnose cases were confirmed and kept under MDT with the support from government; 986 ulcer cases were managed. 
  • Sreyassu CBO reached 1256 persons affected with HIV and reduced the death rate from 15% to less than 1% with the intervention in Jagayyapeta Mandal. 
  • With the mobile health and IEC van intervention, – Arogya Darsini, the project has reached nearly 4,00,000 people with disease specific information on leprosy, LF, HIV, TB, diabetes and Hypertension. 
  • 84 pairs of footwear were provided through the mobile foot-care unit, supported by PAVERS in a span of one month. 
  • Ending NTDs through women led WASH project has created a cadre of 90 trained local women from the self-help groups (SHGs) as Community Resource Persons (CRPs) for WASH and NTDs, a critical human resource for change and action. The project built capacities and raised awareness among nearly 19,000 women in 1718 SHGs. 71 village water and sanitation committees were strengthened and sensitised on WASH and NTDs for necessary action. 229 frontline healthcare workers and staff from 4 PHCs and 1 CHC were sensitized on NTDs. The project facilitated construction of 1266 household toilets. 
  • 84 children from leprosy affected families has been provided with the education support under CHAHA project in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 
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