Wellesley Cosby Bailey
FounderFounder of The Leprosy Mission Trust India
Wellesley Cosby Bailey is the founder of The Leprosy Mission Trust India (1874)[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare, disability and livelihood from New Delhi.
The Leprosy Mission Trust India
The Leprosy Mission Trust India, whose roots go back to 1874, runs 15 hospitals plus vocational training and research centres across 9 states for people affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases. It reports 100,495 leprosy consultations and 1,063 reconstructive surgeries in a year.
The Leprosy Mission Trust India reports the following, on its own site:
- 100,495 leprosy consultations in 2025
- 8,261 new leprosy cases treated in 2025
- 1,063 reconstructive surgeries conducted in 2025
- 67,599 counselling sessions provided in 2025
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 1874
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), founded in 1874 as the 'Mission to Lepers' by an Irishman named Wellesley Cosby Bailey, is the largest leprosy-focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) in India.” — The Leprosy Mission Trust India. Source
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