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| Bolangir Leprosy Eradication Project (BOLEP) |
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Goal/Overall Objective:
- Improved Health Status of People in Subarnapur District.
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| 2. Project level achievements |
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In 2006 major focus of the project was field based as well as referral centre based leprosy disability management along with cross cutting activities like IEC and intensive community mobilization in 40 villages. Emphasis had been laid on integration among different stakeholders such as NGOs, PRIs, government welfare departments, Banks, Philanthropists for SER facilitation. The followings are detail achievements of the Project during 2006 |
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| The efforts of the project have drastically reduced the Prevalence rate from 228/10,000 to 1.85/10000 by the end of March’2007 . MB rate and the child case detection rate has been reduced, it is indicates that the source of infection of the disease is gradually reducing. Disability rate declined gradually because of early detection. Since inception to end of March’ 2007. 25,652 nos. of leprosy cases have been registered, out of them, 25,222 have been cured and released from treatment (RFT). 472 cases have been registered in our referral centre for betterment of the ulcer and reaction /post operative management, out of that 152 cases registered during this quarter. Till end March’2007 511 cases under gone RCS through the project and all of them regained physical status. 2,586 nos. of cases have been supported and followed up for preventing disability and worsening disabilities. 800 nos. of Grade-I and 1786 nos. of Grade-II cases .The project has been provided 11,467pairs of foot wears (G-I 5908 & G-II 5559) to clients.
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| Considering the need for comprehensive services to the people with leprosy, the project developed well equipped 30 bedded hospitals for complication and disability management along with laboratory, physiotherapy and Footwear Units. Then, Socio-economic rehabilitation of leprosy cured people was added. The project IEC was also developed with an innovative model IEC Van. 92 films conducted which covered 22883 population.42 group meetings, 22 school education 48 nos. of market exhibitions, 162 IPC with stake holders, 94 FGD in target villages done through IEC programe in different village level institution.25, 325 printed IEC material distributed to the peoples in villages and exhibitions. |
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| The community mobilization process was initiated in the year with the skill development of project staff. In the process of 71 no. of village health committee (VHC) has been formed also facilitating the village sanitation drives, deformity care clinics and cultural programmes have been organized by the committee for which they raised contribution from different sources |
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Stigma was reduced to a great extent because of sensitization and IEC programmes of the Project. General health staff are now identifying and treating leprosy cases and managing the programme effectively through the capacity building and support activities of the project to General health staff after integration. Participation of community and civil societies in deformity care clinics was improved, for example; CBO members/Angan Wadi Workers guided 427 cases for self care, 537 cases were effectively guided by under family members and 680 cases became self reliant in self care. |
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Socio-economic rehabilitation:
111 clients are benefited from LEPRA revolving loan with out interest, 168 from other sources of LEPRA, 20779 persons benefited from govt and 92 are from philanthropist. |
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3. Human interest stories |
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| 4. Information about Partners/Donors supporting the Project |
| The project conducted a meeting with each block with all PRI members for facilitating the different schemes for needy clients. District collector also promised to issue housing for needy clients and suggest to link with BANK for developing linkage with income generating programme through SHGs. 59 no of Disability care clinic (DCC) has been organized by local clubs with help of village volunteers. Project has continued network and linkage effort with CBOs, PRIs and development authorities of the Government for the socio-economic rehabilitation of the leprosy cured people. The project now has been involved in all programs at the district level. |
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5. Coordination with Government |
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The project staff are regularly participating all sectors/Block/District level meetings with Govt. staff. Also attend at the time of case validation with DTST. Also link with village level government worker for bridging the gap with villagers and government planner. The project has been developing linkages in coordination with government health and welfare department for facilitating different schemes, till now 55 clients are benefited from welfare department. Recently the project has conducted district level meeting with all volunteers on the plan for 2007 and shared with district collector and chief district medical officer. The district administration has selected BOLEP as a significant partner in district malaria control programme. |
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