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Sustaining Leprosy Control Measures in The Public Health System To Ensure Quality Care
Sustaining Leprosy Control Measures in The Public Health System To Ensure Quality Care
Supported by
ANESVAD Foundation, Spain
implemented by
ALERT INDIA, Mumbai, India
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INDEX
4. LEPROSY - WORLDWIDE
7. INNOVATIVE APPROACH
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ANESVAD’s MISSION
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ANESVAD’s PRIORITIES
• COMMUNITY HEALTH
• HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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ANESVAD AND ITS INTERVENTION IN THE FIELD OF LEPROSY
• 40 years of experience.
• 1st experience in Culion Island
(Philippines) with 36 years of
intervention. In 1997 leprosy was
eliminated.
• More than 500 projects to combat
leprosy in Asia, America and Africa
have been developed.
• Special focus in Asia, particularly in
India supporting leprosy control
Culion Island, Philippines
programmes. was a former leprosy colony.
Now leprosy free island and
a famous tourist destination.
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LEPROSY BASIC CONCEPTS
• Between 1985 and 2008, close to 15 million Multidrug therapy (MDT) cures
people were diagnosed and cured with MDT leprosy
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LEPROSY WORLDWIDE
Country No. of new %
cases
• 17 countries represent 94% of detected
2007
the new leprosy cases detected Angola 1.269 0,5%
Total
1.706
240.032
0,7%
94%
burden in 2007. Global total 254.525 100%
Table 1. 17 countries reporting >1000 new cases during
2007
Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record, WHO 2008, 83 7
WHY A LEPROSY ELIMINATION ACTION PROGRAMME (LEAP)?
WHAT’S LEAP:
LEAP is a strategic programme with defined
intervention to ensure the rights of people affected by
leprosy through sustained leprosy control measures
and enhanced quality care within public health care
system.
HOW:
ALERT INDIA + 35 partners with the involvement of
the national health care system and the local
communities
SUPPORT:
8 years (2005 -2013)
2.262.150 euros (2005-2009)
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LEAP COMPONENTS
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LEAP COMPONENT 1
Objective
Main Achievements
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LEAP COMPONENTS
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LEAP COMPONENT 2
Objective
Main Achievements
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LEAP COMPONENTS
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LEAP COMPONENT 3
Objective
Add clinical acumen to identify, treat and
manage leprosy by health providers and
develop links with other health programmes.
Main Achievements
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LEAP COMPONENT 4
Objective
Main Achievements
• Mumbai leprosy statistics system established
• Provide inputs for publications and advocacy for
policy change
• Involvement of different actors in data collection
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INNOVATIVE APPROACH