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GLRA-Ethiopia

Ahmed Mohammed

March, 2015

Home of around 88 million people

Surface area of 1,104,300 square KM

83.6%of the population lives in rural areas

9 Regional and 2 City administration More than 800 district

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Ethiopia

Country Profile

Burden of Leprosy in 2014

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New Cases 3,758

Child proportion among new cases 12.8%

Disability grade 2 among new cases 10.2%

MDT-Completion – MB (94.6%) and PB (92.7%) Male –to-Female Ratio 2.2

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1. Stopping the transmission

of Leprosy

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Leprosy Mapping and Assessment of leprosy referral centers

1.1 Public Awareness

IEC

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1.2 Human Resource Development

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Providing training on leprosy to general health workers & Health extension

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2. Prevention of Disability

3. CBR/SER3.1) Empowerment

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a) S & C – cooperation formation & capacity building

b) Income generation project

Grain mill project Rentable house

Saving & Credit

CBR/SER cont’d3.2 Leprosy Affected special need projects

a) Housing

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ALEMYA

BEFORE

ALEMYA AFTER

b) Educational Support

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C) Social security support for needy elders

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Question & Answer related to WLD on Ethiopian TV

Ethiopian National Association Person Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL) President

speech on World Leprosy Day)

4) Addressing barriers to inclusion (Social stigmas) World Leprosy Day Observance

Sport

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Children of person affected by leprosy participating in town’s premier league

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