Community Health
The Schieffelin Institute of Health – Research & Leprosy Centre (formerly known as S.L.R. & T.C.) at Karigiri was established in 20th June 1955.
In 1962 a Leprosy Control Project was organized in Gudiyatham Taluk, a geographically defined revenue administrative unit, in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, in India. It comprises an area of about 1,306 Sq.Kms. having approximately 950 villages and hamlets. The population of the area is 821452 (2010 Est.). This constituted the nucleus of the Branch of Epidemiology and Leprosy Control. Since then 26,434 (April 2010) leprosy cases have been registered for treatment within our control area. All the data on these patients have been computerized. The main activities are as follows
Case Detection
Treatment
Followup
Health Education
Rehabilitation
After the integration the department is called as Department of Community Health and the activities are as follows
Leprosy Elimination
Prevention of Impairment and Disability (POID)
Health Education
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
TB
HIV / AIDS
Diabetes Mellitus
The Heads served in the department till 1997 as follows
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1. |
Dr. Susanna Macaden |
7. |
Dr. P.V. Kurian |
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2. |
Dr. Valentine Macaden |
8. |
Dr. Ernest P. Fritschi |
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3. |
Dr. Sadananda Rao |
9. |
Dr. Melville Christian |
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4. |
Dr. Christudass |
10. |
Dr. Kumar Jesudasan |
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5. |
Dr. Pandian N. |
11. |
Dr. P.S.S.Sundar Rao |
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6. |
Dr. A.B.A. Karat |
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The Heads served in the department from 1997 to 2009 as follows
Dr. Geetha S. Rao
Dr. Gift Norman
Dr.M.V.Thomas