ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
TLM Vadathorasalur Hospital was established in the year 1916.
Danish missionaries started a leprosy home in Vadathorasalur, in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, in 1916, with an annual grant of Rs 1,200 from Debendernath Mullick, a philanthropist in Kolkata. The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) took over the leprosy home in 1925. It was converted into a hospital in 1949.
The facilities provided by the hospital include consulting rooms, in-patient rooms, operating theatre, laboratory services, ECG services, X-ray services, counselling, physiotherapy, pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.
Goal of the hospital
The hospital aims to address the physical, mental and social problems faced by people affected by leprosy in the districts of Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, and Cuddalore, through:
- Awareness raising about leprosy in the community for stigma reduction and early reporting.
- Integration of general health services along with leprosy services in the community.
- Partnering with the government and other organisations to improve access to healthcare and other social welfare schemes by people affected by leprosy.
- Enhancing the social wellbeing of persons affected by leprosy/disability through referring them to the vocational training centres and other rehabilitation programmes.