ALP SKIN NTD CUM TB PROJECT

Country: Pakistan

Location(s): Rawalpindi District

The ALP NTD cum TB Project is working in close cooperation with the federal and provincial ministries of Health in Pakistan to provide services which are otherwise not available in the Government Health Service: 1. To manage Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital (RLH) as base and referral hospital for leprosy for the Northern half of Pakistan, including supervision and support of leprosy control services in the Punjab and Hazara Division of KPK and services for rehabilitation/physiotherapy. 2. To manage RLH as a Diagnostic and Treatment Centre for TB for District Rawalpindi with facility for indoor treatment of seriously sick or disabled TB patients and rehabilitation of EP TB patients. 3. To manage RLH as Programmatic Management site for drug-resistant TB (PMDT site) for 4 districts of Punjab within the NTP. 4. To manage RLH as Treatment centre for cutaneous leishmaniasis within dermatological services, which are not available in the Government Health Service. 5. To provide training to staff in general medical service on Skin NTDs and TB. 4

ILEP Members involved

DAHW
Anil Fastenau

Partners

ALP

Physical facilities involved