timeline

18 December 1998

• Author and Managing Trustee- Dr T.M Chinnaiyan and Dr Elisabeth Vomstein, Trustee

1999

•  Dr. Chinnaiyan and Dr. Elisabeth Vomstein addressed the Leprosy problem in rural Mettur 

1999 – 2004 

• National Leprosy Control Programme, DDHS(Leprosy), Salem; Mettur Urban and Rural
• Gathering Participation in Controlling Disability: India and Germany  
• Leprosy Control: From an incidence of over 200 per 10000 to 8 per 10000
• Formation of a Health Team: Dr T.M Chinnaiyan and 15 health workers 
• Health Care – Leprosy - Tuberculosis Control and Community Medicine
• Rehabilitation – Self-Employment Programmes, Educational Sponsorship, Physiotherapy and Orthopedic Support, and Weekly Treatment Allowance 
•  Non-formal education of Children who cannot afford school (CME) and Working Women
• Empowerment of Women Health Workers and Non-Medical Staff 
• Employment of Part-Time Medical Officers, Health Volunteers, Skilled and Manual Labourers
• Referral – Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiac, Pediatric, and Gynecological Problems 
• Health Initiatives – Voluntary Reporting Centre, Health Centre, Out-Reach Clinics, School Screening, Screening of Orphanages, and Early Leprosy Finding 
• Methodology – Survey and Screening, Enumeration and Examination, Outreach Clinics, Lab Screening, Case Finding and Diagnosis, Patient Registration, Disability Charting, Treatment Schedule and Service Delivery Points, Health Workers Training and Orientation, Reporting, Co-ordinating with Government Offices, IE&C, and Motivational Events