Organization of Field Visit Aanandvan Warora

Event started on

December 13, 2025 8:00 am

Event ended on

December 13, 2025 7:00 pm

Organized by

Political Department

Event Venue

Matoshri Ashatai Kunawar Arts, Commerce and Science Women’s College, Hinganghat.

Total number of Attendees

62 Event Objectives

Developing, adopting, and effectively implementing national and global strategies (like the WHO’s “Towards zero leprosy” strategy or India’s National Leprosy Eradication Programme) to control and eventually eliminate the disease as a public health problem.

Promoting and protecting the full human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons affected by leprosy and their families. This involves abolishing discriminatory laws and practices (such as those that previously allowed for segregation or made leprosy a ground for divorce).

Critically assessing whether policies driven by statistical targets (like “elimination by 2000 AD”) translate into real-world health gains and improved quality of life for affected individuals, rather than leading to a premature reduction in essential services.

Event Outcomes

political science often refers to how the political framing, policies, and management of leprosy control programs affect public health outcomes, social stigma, and civil liberties.

The political environment can influence how data is collected and interpreted. A focus on achieving political targets can sometimes lead to data manipulation or underreporting, rather than data driving health policy based on real gains.

Political decisions often drive whether leprosy services are integrated into general healthcare systems or remain as standalone (vertical) programs. Integration, while efficient, has sometimes led to a loss of specialized knowledge among general health workers, making early detection more challenging.

A study tour was organized by the Political Science Department of the Arts Faculty at Matoshri Ashatai Kunawar Arts, Commerce and Science Women’s College in Warora and Bhadravati.

The organizers of this study tour included the President of Vidya Vikas Sanstha and the Principal of the college, Dr. Umesh Tulsakar, along with the college’s Vice-Principal Dr. Sapna Jaiswal, Head of the Arts Department Prof. Bhagyashree Sable, Head of the Library Department Dr. Sunanda Girde, Prof. Pratibha Dubey, Prof. Sangeeta Landge, Prof. Asha Ghate, Prof. Meenakshi Pawade, and Prof. Anil Mankar.

At the beginning of the study tour, a visit was made to the leprosy center in Warora. Students visited various places in Anandwan, Warora, including the school for the deaf and mute, the wood carving department, the orchestra department, the handicrafts department, the wildlife sanctuary, and Baba Amte’s memorial, and were given information about them. The students also independently collected a lot of information.

Afterwards, they visited the Ganpati temple, Naga temple, Vijasan hill, and Jain temple in Bhadravati, where important information was provided.The college faculty and students actively participated in making the study tour a success.

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