1 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 2 Ethiopia Country Profile

Burden of Leprosy in  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 5  Leprosy Mapping and Assessment of leprosy referral centers  Leprosy Mapping and Assessment of leprosy referral centers

1.1 Public Awareness IEC 7

1.2 Human Resource Development 8 Providing training on leprosy to general health workers & Health extension

9 2. Prevention of Disability

3. CBR/SER 3.1) Empowerment 10 a) S & C – cooperation formation & capacity building b) Income generation project Grain mill project Rentable house Saving & Credit

CBR/SER cont’d 3.2 Leprosy Affected special need projects a) Housing 11 ALEMYA BEFORE ALEMYA AFTER

b) Educational Support 12

C) Social security support for needy elders 13

14 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 15 Children of person affected by leprosy participating in town’s premier league

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