JOB DESCRIPTION
Head-Research, LEPRA
Society, Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre (BPHRC), Hyderabad
1. POSITION VACANT:
Head-Research (HR), LEPRA Society, Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre
(BPHRC), Hyderabad
2. BACKGROUND:
LEPRA Society (LS) works in several states across India
providing healthcare. Since 1988, LS has worked to restore health, hope and
dignity to people affected by leprosy, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and AIDS,
blindness and other health conditions, exacerbated by stigma and social
discrimination.
LS works in
close collaboration and also lobbies with the Central and State Governments, to
ensure equitable access to health and an improved life for India’s poor and
marginalized communities. Currently working in the states of Andhra
Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,Telengana and Sikkim, the Society
has a team of 320 staff in India.
LS established
the Blue Peter Public Health and Research
Centre (BPHRC) in
1999 and this state-of-art facility is recognized as a Scientific,
Industrial & Research Organization (SIRO), by the Government of India. The goal
of BPHRC is to carry out clinical and basic
research into the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of Leprosy,
Tuberculosis and AIDS, thereby contributing to the knowledge of these diseases.