Claire Vellut
Belgian leprologist and humanist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claire Marie Jeanne Vellut (1926–2013) was a Belgian-born naturalised Indian leprologist,[1] humanist and the founder of the Damien Foundation India Trust,[2] a non profit non governmental organization engaged in providing treatment and rehabilitation services to people with leprosy and tuberculosis in India.[3][4] She spent 55 years in India treating leprosy and tuberculosis patients, associating with the state and central governments or independently under the aegis of the trust she founded in 1955.[4] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1981.[5]
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Born | (1926-10-29)29 October 1926 Antwerp, Belgium |
Died | 20 September 2013(2013-09-20) (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium |
Resting place | Banneux cemetery 50.5379°N 5.7401°E / 50.5379; 5.7401 |
Other names | Claire Marie Jeanne Vellut |
Occupation(s) | Leprologist, social worker |
Years active | 1954–2013 |
Known for | Damien Foundation India Trust |
Parent(s) | Fernand Evariste Marc Alfred Vellut Lucie Roebroek |
Awards | Padma Shri Stree Ratna Award Raoul Follereau Award Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown Indira Gandhi Award |
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