Leprosy Patients Relief Fund,
Bombay Leprosy Project

Dear Donor,.
The enclosed excerpts from the appeal by Mr. Pat Brittendon of The Leprosy Mission (TLM) mentions that the cost “to heal one person from leprosy for ever” is US $ 432 This should be compared with the average cost of serving one patient in our experience in Bombay including hospitalization The cost works out to only $ 17..00
Even repeated follow-up for more than five years employing field staff under difficult conditions in urban slums and villages nearby should not cost more than US $ 25.00 per patient. Please note that in our calculation we exclude maintenance and establishment costs and the donors’ money is utilized exclusively for patient care and to meet the expenses towards service-providers.
Most donors want funds to reach the target group of patients directly. Hence our estimate, which is based upon research on cost management under conditions prevailing in Bombay appears to be far more reasonable and cost effective.
This is for your kind information
With thanks and regards,
Dr R Ganapati

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Pat Brittenden
This is an image of a 24 year old man with LeprosyWe live in an age of luxury, an age of 'wants' not 'needs' I am sure you are aware that there are people all over the world that live day-by-day in the polar opposite to how we live. I am asking you to help just one of those people.
According to the World Health Organisation there are currently around 220,000 registered cases if Leprosy in the world, if you include those who have been healed over the years, and those families ostracized by this disease, the estimate of those affected by it is over 3,000,000.
In 2007 it costs $432 to heal one person from Leprosy forever.I am asking you to donate whatever you can to help try to heal one person from this debilitating condition, to free them from it and help to give them their lives back. If you can afford $1, it will only take 432 of us to heal one person, if you can afford $10, it'll be much quicker.In this festive season, a season of giving, a season where we will spend hundreds on ourselves and those around us we love, how about some small change for someone we don't know to give them a new life.
If you are interested in helping the cause please send me a cheque, no cash, no credit card details, just cheques made out to Leprosy Mission of NZ (yes even for $1) to
Pat Brittenden
Newstalk ZB
Private Bag 92-198
Auckland
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I am absolutely stunned at the response to the Leprosy Mission appeal, originally we were looking to raise enough money to heal one person, in the space of four days we have nearly enough to help four people.I am humbled and a tad embarrassed that I didn't have the faith in people that has been demonstrated.
You guys rock!
Our current total is $1,683.25, but let's not stop there, let's keep pushing and 'do one more'
Pat Brittenden

Leprosy Patients Relief Fund (LPRF)

Dear Donor,

You will be pleased to know that under this special scheme 730 leprosy patients are receiving services, the cost of offering services to each patient being about Rs 650/- (US $ 17.00/- approx) on an average including hospitalization expenses).

As you are aware, we aim at a target of Rs. 10,00,000/- (US $ 26,200/- approx) in the first phase of LPRF.

I wish to reiterate that:-
1) The sole object of LPRF is to offer exclusively medical and physical care to leprosy patients and
incentives to service- providers and planners including charges towards hospitalization.
2) The institutional maintenance and establishment chargers are not derived from LPRF.
3) Under this campaign there has been a striking impact on the physical condition of patients.

I appeal to all well wishers to donate liberally to this unique fund so that we may be able to serve a very large number of patients who are still not brought under the scheme for want of funds.

Thanking you

Dr R Ganapati
Director Emeritus

PS :-
I. I have already made a personal commitment to donate Rs 1 lakh (nearly US $ 2,600/- approx) to BLP in
installments.
II. So far we have raised funds mostly from individuals in India and abroad and not from so many
institutions. You are free to donate in your individual capacity and sponsor as many patients you may
like.
III. Cheque to be drawn in favor of Bombay Leprosy Project Please specify that your donation is exclusively
towards LPRF

Findings so far
1. Astonishingly large numbers of leprosy patients with disabilities are found in the rural communities and tribal areas near Bombay (over 20 per 10,000).
2. Wherever LPRF campaigns are in progress, social ostracism of leprosy patients and stigma are declining.

• For these who celebrate Christmas, there cannot be a better way of remembering Lord Jesus Christ than donating for the welfare of leprosy patients.
• The compassion which Jesus showed towards the ostracized sufferers has inspired the whole world to serve this noble cause.

I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISMUS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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* The Project is registered under the Societies Registration Act. (1860); Maharashtra State; Reg. No. Bom. 345/1976 GBBSD and under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. 1950 Reg. No. F-4158 (Bom.) & FCRA (1976)
* Donations are exempted from Income-Tax under section 80G (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961
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