Kala-Azar Medical Research Centre (KAMRC)

Muzaffarpur clinical centre providing free diagnosis and treatment for kala-azar, a unit of Sitaram Memorial Trust

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The Kala-Azar Medical Research Centre in Muzaffarpur is a unit of the Sitaram Memorial Trust, directed by Prof. Dr. Shyam Sundar of Banaras Hindu University, and is dedicated to the elimination of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) and skin kala-azar. It provides free treatment, medicine, medical check-ups and hospitalisation to patients from Bihar's endemic districts. The centre developed the rK39 rapid diagnostic strip test now used internationally to detect the disease, and hosts visiting delegations including WHO officials studying its community treatment model.

Muzaffarpur, Bihar