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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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