Madurai Health And Leprosy Relief Centre

To detect new cases, skin checkups are being conducted for school children. Given the children's relatively lower immunity, they are more susceptible to infections than adults. This proactive approach is being carried out across all primary schools. Additionally, a slum survey is being undertaken to identify both new and untreated cases.

Since 1999, the rehabilitation efforts have been closely intertwined with the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) activity program. The organisation has extended loans to promote self-employment among the beneficiaries. Over 80 individuals who have triumphed over deformities have benefitted from this initiative.
Through the CBR initiatives, the organisation is empowering the patients through various means:
• Procuring cows and goats
• Establishing tea shops and petty shops
• Acquiring bullock carts
• Venturing into the flower business
• Engaging in shamiana (canopy) business
• Preparing and selling appalls
• Managing vessel shops and bangle shops
• Crafting mud pots and more.

The Mahelerecen NGO team travels to remote areas of Madurai and Dindigul to distribute footwear and medicines to the patients. The custom-made footwear prevents ulcers/deformity and protects the feet of the patients. The free medicines ensure continuity of treatment.

our organization has MMC unit of Maruti -EECO vehicle to utilized for this purpose.

The organization conducts health education programs targeting school children, industrial workers, and the general public. These programs focus on imparting knowledge about overall health, hygiene practices, safe drinking water, and providing accurate information about diseases like leprosy, tuberculosis (TB), and HIV/AIDS with a scientific basis.
The approach involves delivering lectures and utilizing various health education materials, such as pamphlets, flip charts, flashcards, slide shows, and short films. Public addressing systems are also used to effectively communicate this essential information.
These health education awareness initiatives play a crucial role in enhancing public understanding of diseases and their underlying causes. By increasing awareness, individuals are empowered to change unhealthy behaviour patterns and adopt more beneficial practices.

The Prevention of Deformity (POD) program involves administering monthly chemotherapy treatment (MDT) to all identified cases. Each newly detected patient receives MDT treatment to address the infection, with the overarching goal of averting deformities through prompt detection and intervention.
Furthermore, physiotherapy treatment is provided to our patients with deformities, incorporating both active and passive exercises, wax baths, and oil massages. Patients with ulcers are subjected to specialized ulcer dressing treatment, accompanied by guidance on maintaining limbs (hands and feet) to prevent blisters and ulcers.
To extend medical outreach, free mobile medical camps are organized on a monthly basis across various locations, including Kodas Nagar, Chellaiya Nagar at our MAHELERECEN Clinic in Madurai, Thiruparankundram Block Villages in Madurai, Alagerkovil Block Villages in Madurai, Solavandhan Block Villages in Madurai District, Alanganallour Block Villages in Madurai.