Monthly Archives: April 2024

Ending the neglect of Leprosy within the NTD Network

Raising the profile of leprosy within the NTD network

Enhance early detection and quality services of leprosy, TB, Podoconiosis (PODO) and Lymphatic Filariasis in 30 districts of Ethiopia

To improve early case detection of leprosy/TB and reduce disabilities and chronic morbidities due to Leprosy, Podoconiosis and Lymphatic Filariasis working in close collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus and other stakeholders

EPAL (Empowered People Affected by Leprosy) Project (February 2023 – July 2023)

This project aims to empower people affected by leprosy in the Dili municipality, through the municipality’s leprosy program. The Project conducts advocacy activities, Leprosy screening and provision of food supplements to vulnerable people affected by leprosy and, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, carry out mass screening to the area that registered high case of Leprosy. This project is being implemented in 8 villages in the Dili Municipality. The project started in 1 of February 2023 and will be last for 6 months

Enabling inclusive humanitarian actions

Inclusive Advisory Services (IAS) as part of RLII

Enabling Integrated Leprosy & LF Case Finding in Niger State, Nigeria.

Reduced burden of leprosy and NTDs in Niger State, Nigeria.

Enabling Integrated Leprosy & LF Case Finding in Niger State, Nigeria.

Reduced burden of leprosy and NTDs in Niger State, Nigeria.

Ending neglected project in Lukula aand Kangu;

Reduction in leprosy transmission in endemic health zones with combined approach of PEP and skinAp in 2 health zones in Kongo central province;

Empower

Enhance psychological health of persons affected

EMPOWER: Empowering Community Support Groups for a sustainable community-based NTD program in Kasai

This project builds on existing community based groups of people affected by NTDs. This project aims to strengthen the governance and income generation of the CBGs for sustainability.

Empowering Persons with Disabilities and their community for Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights information and services (EPWD- SRHR)

The project’s objectives and activities: 1) Empower communities for inclusion of PWDs via capacity building and organizational readiness of partner organizations; 2) Raise awareness on SRHR though community engagement/consultations and events; and 3) Support women and girls with SRHR services adapted as necessary, with particular focus on those living with disability.

Eluru Referral Centre-Andhra Pradesh

This project provides support throughout the continuum of care: active case finding, facilitation into treatment, complications management, ulcer care, footwear distribution, pre- / post -operative care for reconstructive surgeries; prevention of disability, socio-economic rehabilitation and promotion of patients’ rights through Self Support Groups; and health systems strengthening.

Emergency Support to Hochai

Support mainly for persons affected by leprosy and persons with disabilities.

Emergency Support to IDPs in PKK and Bago East

Support to internally displaced persons in PKK and Bago East.

East Africa Regional Coordination and Support 2022 – 2024

Improving GLRA East Africa (EA) programs capacity to address the needs of marginalized and disadvantaged people in East Africa. To this end, programme offices capacity to successfully implement programs/project consistent with GLRA’s mission and work ethics will be enhanced. Moreover, GLRA becomes more visible and a preferred partner in the region by governments, local /international donors and beneficiaries/ the public.

ECWAGAL (Empowered Communities of Women and Girls Affected by Leprosy) Project (July 2022 – June 2023)

This project involves women and girls affected by leprosy and disability, including their families, the community and the local authority to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls and people affected by leprosy in the community.The main objective of the project is to increase the knowledge of women and girls, people affected by leprosy and their families about gender-based violence, give women and girls the opportunity to participate in decision-making in the family and community and increase family income through horticultural activity

Education for all – Improving Access to Quality Education for Children with Disabilities

To empower children with disabilities and their families. A total of 8,385 PWDs will be facilitated access to assistive devices, reconstructive surgeries and school materials to restore their mobility or physical function and access education. About 3,507 of the neediest PWDs will receive direct support. About 15 Parent Support Groups (PSGs) consisting of 300 parents or caregivers of PWDs will receive skills training and funding for business start-ups and two (2) FDPOs (Federation of Disabled People Organisation) will be enabled to undertake mobilisation, advocacy and awareness raising projects.

Education for Empowerment

To provide non-educational support to elementary and middle school children and adults for empowerment. The coaches who provide the support are university students from self-help groups.

Divisarana

Targets NTDs (including Leprosy) and inter givernmental collaboration between health and social services, capacity building of health workers, strengthening communities of people with disabilities and community based rehabilitation.

Early Detection of Leprosy Paraguay

To strengthen the National Leprosy Program in all its areas, through training and technical assistance to the Health Regions and will be aligned with the guidelines of the National Leprosy Control Program, which depends on the Ministry of Health, to improve the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease and reduce the percentage of people with advanced disability due to leprosy. For the development of the project, all the infrastructure installed in the Hospital Menonnita Km 81 will be used as a national and international reference center for the management of patients with leprosy, will attend to complications and disabilities, carrying out a comprehensive treatment to all patients.

Disability prevention and physical rehabilitation in Vizianagaram district

The project supports the orthopedic unit for disability prevention and physical rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy in Vizianagaram district (Andhra Pradesh state).

Disability prevention and physical rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy in Koraput district

The objective of this project is the promotion of early diagnosis of leprosy, prevention of disabilities and medical rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy; strengthening the referral system and facilitating early diagnosis and treatment of leprosy with the active participation of ASHAs (health agents) and staff of primary care centers.

Disability prevention and socio-economic rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy in Chittoor district

Through this project, our local partner, SCOPE, organizes mobile clinics to go through the villages of the district locating people affected by leprosy and giving them first of all health care and means to prevent disabilities (orthopedic shoes, prosthetics, etc.) and subsequently, both them and their families, training in income-generating activities.

Distribution of protective material against COVID 19, improvement of access to drinking water and basic livelihoods among the population in extreme poverty in Bangalore

The objective of the project is, on the one hand, to supply protection and disinfection materials to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 between the settlements where about 19,000 people are overcrowded; and on the other hand, distribute basic livelihoods (food, medicine and drinking water) among the beneficiary population with special attention to people affected by leprosy.

Dignity First

Gender empowered active case-finding; Accelerating self-reporting through highly creative client awareness methods deploying face-to-face community engagement (school outreach, leprosy and disability journalists’ competitions, radio); Deepening a focus on quality of inner well-being support within self-care group; High impact training and motivating of Government health; Transforming engagement of CSOs for people affected by leprosy and disabilities with local-level power holders; Amplifying voice of people affected by leprosy on climate action; Transforming entrepreneurial skills and self-help groups whilst addressing health and wellbeing, markets, and climate action, will build financial/social strengths and assets to ensure their food security and achieve positive livelihood outcomes.

Disability Benin

Projet Rationale approach for effective disability in Skin NTD in West Africa

Disability Cote d’Ivoire

Projet Rationale approach for effective disability in Skin NTD in West Africa

Disability Initiative for Independent Living (DIIL Project)

Establishment of community based self-support groups (SSG) to improve self-care capacity and provide case management to addrees complications of people affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF).

Digital MMDP Data Collection

This LRI-funded study seeks to understand how electronic data collection tools can be used to support the collection of MMDP data and the implementation of a comprehensive and integrated morbidity management program for leprosy.

Digitalisation and inclusive service

Once the census has been evaluated, precise data on the number of people with disabilites in Togo will be available.

Dignity Extension

Active case-finding , Accelerating self-reporting through highly creative client awareness methods deploying face-to-face community engagement (school outreach, leprosy and disability journalists’ competitions, radio)

Dear to Dream

Piloting an integrated and comprehensive leprosy control model in Ethiopia through health system strengthening and community ownership.

Dhaka Community Based Rehabilitation Project (DCBRP)

Improved quality of life of people affected by leprosy, physical disabilities and exclusion (especially women)

DHIS2 followup project

Develop a MEL system for the leprosy program and include population data in their DHIS2 information system

Damien Foundation Tangail TB and Leprosy Control Project (DF TTLCP)

This project is to continue with active case finding & early detection of TB and Leprosy cases with correct management & quality services, ACSM, scaling up of MDR shorter treatment regimen, infection control, prevention of leprosy disabilities, operational research and community empowerment.

Damien Welfare Social Centre, Nirmal Hospital,Dhanbad

Teritiary level care center for leprosy

Data Strengthening Project

The project aims to improve Health Information Systems of Telangana State NLEP, by assessing current data system and data collection process at different levels, from PHC to State, followed by gap-filling and capacity-building exercises based on the findings and recommendations. The project also supports the development and effective utilization of data collection tools and formats by the state NLEP team.

DBLM Hospital

Reduced burden of leprosy-related disability and complications in individuals referred to DBLM hospital.

Damien Foundation Netrakona TB and Leprosy Control Project (DF NTLCP)

Damien Foundation Rajshahi TB and Leprosy Control Project (DF RTLCP)

Damien Foundation India Trust, DCT Bihar

Capacity improvement of general health staff in providing leprosy services at primary level health care