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Introduction

Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute stands as an elegant testimony to the inexorable fight against leprosy. CLT&RI was originally established in 1955, by the Government of India under a Governing Body by taking over Lady Wellington Leprosy Sanatorium established in 1924. Later in 1974, CLT&RI was made a subordinate office of the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of India, with an objective to provide diagnostic, treatment and referral services to persons affected with leprosy, trained manpower development for leprosy control / elimination besides, research on various aspects of leprosy and its elimination.

Scope of Services

  • Training / Capacity building of health functionaries for efficient implementation of NLEP and involvement of all health personnel including secondary and tertiary care institutions in anti-leprosy activities.
  • To provide specialized services for diagnosis & treatment of leprosy, management of complications and reconstructive surgeries.
  • To undertake research including operational and advance research in order to accelerate progress towards disease elimination.
  • To provide technical assistance and programmatic support to Central Leprosy Division, State and district level leprosy units.
  • To Monitor and Evaluate the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) at all levels.
  • To function as a Centre of Excellence in anti-leprosy work in the country.




Website link of the institute

https://cltri.gov.in

Any Other Relevant Information

CLTRI has four technical divisions for patient care services and undertaking programme activities: Clinical division, Surgical division including physiotherapy, Laboratory division with Animal House and division of Epidemiology and Statistics. The institute caters to both indoor and outdoor patients from across the country and has a bed capacity of 124 patients, with round the clock patient services. The institute is a recognized referral centre for Re-constructive Surgery (RCS). Training / Capacity building of health workers in NLEP is conducted for all levels of health care functionaries, as per nominations received from the respective stakeholders.

Last Updated On 02/11/2024