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Claire Vellut
Claire Vellut
Born	29 October 1926; Antwerp, Belgium
Died	20 September 2013 (aged 86); Brussels, Belgium
Resting place	Banneux cemetery; 50°32′16″N 5°44′24″E / 50.5379°N 5.7401°E
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

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]

^ "Leprosy research". AE Info.org. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ "Unless we choose to turn a blind eye..." (PDF). Alert India. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ "About Us - History". Damien Foundation Trust India. 2015. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Dr. Claire Vellut - A Doctor Deferred". CNN iReport. 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

[Leprosy_research-1] "Leprosy research". AE Info.org. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[Unless_we_choose_to_turn_a_blind_eye...-2] "Unless we choose to turn a blind eye..." (PDF). Alert India. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

[About_Us_-_History-3] "About Us - History". Damien Foundation Trust India. 2015. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

[Dr._Claire_Vellut_-_A_Doctor_Deferred-4] "Dr. Claire Vellut - A Doctor Deferred". CNN iReport. 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

[Padma_Shri-5] "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

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Claire Vellut
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°32′16″N 5°44′24″E / 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