There will be only few who would venture close to a leper, leave alone tend and care, but the way Kabita Bhattarai reaches out to them is extraordinary. Setting up an ashram in a remote corner near the Bihar-Nepal border, she has treated nearly half a million patients for free in her 240-bed leprosy hospital. ...
10:18 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Raxaul: Kabita Bhattarai is a lone crusader in the battle against leprosy. Setting up an ashram in a remote corner near the Bihar-Nepal border, she has treated nearly half a million patients for free in her 240-bed leprosy hospital. "The will of the god is that I serve the people who have been deprived of basic human rights," Kabita said. Born in Nepal, Kabita first started out at her mentor...
10:19 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: India has achieved a huge milestone in eradicating polio but when it comes to leprosy, the chilling fact is that cases are on the rise. In fact, India accounts for 55 per cent of the world's leprosy cases. India officially eliminated leprosy six years ago, but reports now suggest that the cases of leprosy are going up, especially in urban areas. Out of the 2.1 lakh cases in...
09:46 AM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai: India officially eliminated leprosy six years ago, but that seems to be a jargon as it doesn't really mean that the country has eradicated the disease. One-third of the districts are in the danger zone. Home to 65 per cent of the world's leprosy cases, the country cannot afford to ignore the situation. Back in 1944, Mahatma Gandhi was hoping for a day when there wouldn't be a need...
09:15 AM, Aug 12, 2011
Mother Teresa's 100th birth anniversary is being celebrated around the world. Even though she died in 1997 but even 13 years after her death, doctors still volunteer at a leprosy home in Delhi, happy to be able to help complete the task, the Saint of the Gutters set out to do. ...
07:55 PM, Aug 26, 2010
Country is home to 65% of all leprosy patients in the world. ...
03:44 PM, Feb 05, 2010
Globally 5 lakh new cases are diagnosed with leprosy every year. ...
02:00 PM, Feb 06, 2009
The trio had a fund raising concert for Alert India, an NGO this weekend. ...
04:16 AM, Jan 27, 2009
The trio brought a smile to leprosy patients at a hospital in Mumbai. ...
01:52 AM, Jan 20, 2009
India's middle order batsman Rohit Sharma is excited about the upcoming tour to the West Indies. ...
07:00 PM, Jan 31, 2008
