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Canadian ministry helping to limit COVID deaths in India
Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
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A Canadian Christian global health organization is working to prevent COVID-19 deaths from skyrocketing among India s most vulnerable people as the pandemic there continues to worsen.
Specializing in supporting victims plagued with tropical diseases, Effect Hope is helping Indians suffering from leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF) – diseases that are treated with discrimination and stigma – gain access to the COVID-19 vaccine … which otherwise would be nearly impossible for them to receive.
Bringing hope to the hopeless
Partnering with Lepra UK and Lepra India, Effect Hope (The Leprosy Mission Canada) is working diligently to lift hundreds of thousands of Indians with leprosy, LF and associated disabilities out of their dire situation by finally giving them access to badly needed health care.
A group of people affected by leprosy received their COVID-19 Vaccine.
At a hospital vaccine site in India, a woman affected by leprosy receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
They want us to register on the government portal, but I cannot understand it. I am afraid. I am worried I will not receive my vaccination.” Abdul Nasar, a 50-year-old leprosy patientMARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ As COVID-19 deaths continue to grow exponentially in India, one Canadian NGO is stepping up to help that country’s most vulnerable people access the life-saving jab. Effect Hope, a Canadian Christian global health organization focused on supporting people with neglected tropical diseases, like leprosy, will now help to ensure that Indians affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF), diseases that cause discrimination and stigma, have access to the COVID-19 vaccine.