The Leprosy Misson Hospital, Purulia - Hospital in Purulia, Manguria P - Purulia, India

The Leprosy Mission was founded in 1874 as 'The Mission to Lepers' by an Irishman named Wellesley Cosby Bailey, in Ambala, India. Subsequently in 1973, The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. TLMTI is the largest leprosy-focused non-governmental organisation in India and is headquartered in New Delhi, India. The organisation works with people affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), people with disabilities, and marginalised communities, especially women. TLMTI has a diverse set of programmes - Healthcare, Sustainable Livelihood, Community Empowerment, Advocacy, and Research and Training. These programmes are implemented through 14 hospitals and two clinics, six vocational training centres, five residential care homes for elderly persons affected by leprosy, nine community empowerment projects, and a research laboratory, spread across 10 states of India - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

FROM THE LEPROSY MISSON HOSPITAL, PURULIA 'The Leprosy Mission Hospital in Purulia District established in 1888 is recognized by the government as a specialized leprosy referral centre, providing quality secondary and tertiary level leprosy care. The Leprosy Mission Hospital, Purulia, also provides general health care through hospital based and community outreach services. The hospitals see more than 52,000 patients each year. It specializes in dermatology, ophthalmology and general medicine and also provides general health care and has an Artificial Limb Centre. It renders free services to people affected with leprosy and minimal and affordable medical care to other communities in the surrounding areas.'

Medicine shop very late . My Registration fee 200 +medicine 500...So late all service here. .

leprosy mission hospital one of the oldest hospital in purulia district . this hospital is famous for skin specialist doctors .

Not good

Be mentally prepare to wait till 4 pm if you arrive at 10 or 11am for general outdoor service.

Experienced dermatologist for every skin problems and other healthcare facilities.

Services are better compared to a government hospital.