Dr. E.P. Fritschi, Former Director of SIHR & LC, Karigiri passed away on October 23, 2011

ILA regret to announce to its Members that Dr. E.P. Fritschi, Former Director of SIHR & LC, Karigiri passed away on the 23rd October, 2011 around 3:00 pm. after a brief illness.

The funeral service will be held at St. John's Church, Fort, Vellore at 1:30 pm. on Tuesday the 25th October, 2011 followed by burial at SIHR & LC, Karigiri at 3:30 pm.

Dr. Fritschi was one of the outstanding personalities in the field of leprosy rehabilitation and leprosy surgery impacting the lives of thousands of people across India and around the world.