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GET INVOLVED - As Interns

Want to explore the exciting world of the tribals and the wilderness of BR Hills? Here is the opportunity……

As Interns
Professionals interested in public health/community health, newly qualified or soon after post-graduation can be provided short-term internships/assistantships/fellowships/stipends for periods of 6 months not exceeding one year to get experience.

They will draw a consolidated fellowship lower than what they would normally get on full-time regular employment at that level of qualification and experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News and Event Karuna Trust has been fortunate to have had the help and support of several individuals and organizations that have partnered with us, over the past 25 years, and helped with our mission. The following is a partial list of Karuna Trust’s collaborators and financial supporters. Dr. H. Sudarshan founded Karuna Trust (KT) in 1986 to respond to the widespread prevalence of leprosy in the Yelandur Taluk of Karnataka.

KT has been singularly successful in addressing this problem and the prevalence of leprosy in Yelandur dropped from 21.4 per 1000 population in 1987 to 0.28 per 1000 in 2005. From leprosy control, KT expanded its mission to address problems of epilepsy, mental health and tuberculosis. Eventually this led to the government of Karnataka asking KT to take over the day-to-day operations of the PHC at Gumballi which is intended to serve the same people that KT was serving.

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