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Karuna Trust ,
instituted in 1986 , is a public charitable trust ,
affiliated to the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra,
located in BR Hills. The Trust began as a response to
the prevalence of leprosy (21.4 per 1000 population)
in yelandur Taluk , Chamarajnagar district.prevalence
of leprosy dropped from 21.4/1000 population in 1987
to 0.28/1000 in 2005. From Leprosy control , Karuna
Trust diversified into epilepsy , mental health ,
tuberculosis and eventually , management of the PHC at
gumballi .Over the years , the scope of the trust's
work has grown to include various other health aspects
as well to integrated rural development. |
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