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St Joseph's Leprosy Hospital, an integral part of the Father
Muller Charitable Institutions, completes 115 years of its service
to the most downtrodden section of the society-the leprosy patients.
St Joseph's Leprosy Hospital started in the year 1890 by Father
Augustus Muller,is one of the first Leprosy Hospitals in south
india. The modern scientific treatment and the concept of Leprocy
control was not existing during those day's when Leprocy was
considered as the most dreaded one , without any specific treatment
and was associated with social stigma and the patients were
being ostracised from society.
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Father Muller himself used to take care of the patients in the
begining and later the sisters of charity associated themselves
with the good work of the institution and still continue to
be an integral part in the running of the same .
1990 was the turning point in the history of St Joseph's
Leprosy Hospital as it celebrated its centenary.The department
which was hitherto known as a Leprocy Hospital started treading
the educational and academic path.The Govt. of Karnataka gave
permission to start post-graduation course in Dermetology, Venereology
and Leprocy, affiliated to Mangalore University.
With the passage of time and the advent of more effective treatment
in the form of "Multi Drug Therapy", Leprocy is coming
under control.As a sequel, case load has dwindled and the impatient
strength is on the decline.
The Hospital also conducts SET (Survey,Education and Treatment)
projects in the villages and towns bordering Mangalore city.During
these projects Leprosy is detected in the early stages and free
medicine are dispensed for their cure.
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