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Focus Areas
 
Leprosy
 
With substantial reduction in new case detection in the project areas, under National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP), leprosy services are provided through Government hospitals, Primary Health centres and other health care facilities. Services for diagnosis and treatment by Multi Drug Therapy and Simplified Information System are available in general health care system. Following which LEPRA Society supports the government by providing the services to the leprosy affected in;
 
  • Strengthening integration of leprosy services into general health system through capacity building of programme managers and general health staff at various levels, to enable them to provide quality leprosy services;

  • Prevention of disability (POD) and comprehensive care to the leprosy cured who still need disabilities care and socio-economic rehabilitation

  • Provide reconstructive surgery to the leprosy affected at the general health institutions like Catholic Mission Hospital, Bargarh, Leprosy Home & Hospital, Cuttack, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur.

  • Provide special footwear to the needy patients with Grade 1 and 2 disabilities through Footwear Centres in the projects

  • Increase awareness on leprosy and reduce the stigma associated with it by IEC/advocacy activities

  • Leprosy patients with develop complications like reactions, neuritis and ulcers needing hospitalisation are treated at the in-patient wards in the projects. Physiotherapy is also provided to patients needing pre and post-operative physiotherapy

  • Strengthening and promoting partnerships, and promoting research aimed at better approaches and cost-effective implementation

 

LEPRA Society provides the leprosy services through the following Referral Centres in its projects.

 

 

State District
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, Adilabad, Krishna
Proposed centres – Chittoor, Vizianagaram
Orissa Bargarh, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Ganjam, Puri, Angul, Cuttack, Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj
Madhya Pradesh Sanawad, Khargone, Indore
Proposed centre : Jabalpur
Bihar Munger
 
 
 
 

 

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