Purulia Leprosy HomeHospital Ophthalmic Care Programme
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| Project Name: |
Purulia Leprosy HomeHospital Ophthalmic Care Programme |
| Project Description: |
Eye Department
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| Location: |
India North,
Purulia
(West Bengal)
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| Project Information: |
Purulia, West Bengal, 120 kms East of Ranchi in Jharkhand. A well equipped general hospital of the Leprosy Mission in India (TLM) with an integrated eye unit. The hospital site was once part of a huge lepra colony which gradually migrated once the affected family members passed on and the next generation was not infected. At present not a single such a family is resident; however, vast areas of good agricultural land belonging to the Mission are lying vacant and unutilised. Purulia has a large No. of other major service providers supported by SSI and other INGOs. |
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