FMMC holds Guest Lecture by Dr Derek Lobo, Former WHO Consultant for Leprosy
Mangaluru: Department of Dermatology conducted Guest Lecture in Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore on 6th Feb 2020 at Conference Hall. This program was organized to commemorate Anti leprosy day.
Dr Derek Lobo, retired in April 2007, from the United Nations-World Health Organisation (WHO) after a highly successful professional career with WHO of Thirteen (13) Years and prior to that with two International NGOs – Emmaus-Switzerland and German TB/Leprosy Association for twenty-four (24) years. His career spanning 37 years was dedicated to the control and elimination of poverty-related diseases such as Leprosy, TB, Malaria, Filaria and other neglected tropical diseases. He also worked as Director of GREMALTES Referral Hospital & Leprosy Centre in Chennai: 1984-1994.
The guest lecture was well attended by staff, postgraduates of medical and nursing departments of Father Muller Medical College Hospital.