Telangana

  • Influenced the district and state NLEP to include Adilabad district in the second Leprosy Case Detection Campaign 2018 list framed by Govt. of India. 
  • Continued efforts for early detection by involving local SHG women, ASHAs in slums/villages search activities. Kushnepally village one of the hard to reach areas with a population of 9872, Asifabad district, the project conducted a case detection camp/survey with community engagement for 4 days where19 cases (4 MB, 5 women, 3 children, and 3 G2D) were detected and most of them are farmers. 
  • The projects promoted self-help groups/forums of lymphatic filariasis for different genders and ages by influencing the local people’s representatives, the health minister, CBOs and local media. The state government has issued monthly pensions (INR 1000 per person) to the LF affected persons. 
  • The school education programme on leprosy was conducted in 48 schools and reached thousands of students and created awareness about leprosy. 85 students (affected by leprosy) received annual education support from CHAHA project in the region. 
  • 1590 people affected by leprosy received services like – reactions management, ulcer treatment, footwear and counselling from referral centres. 
  • The state TRU supported in scrutinising 13 NGO applications for leprosy NGO schemes and submitted reports for approval authority. 
  • Assisted the LCDC programme in the state and which impacted in the detection of 1360 new leprosy cases in 14 days survey. It helped the involvement of general health care staff in new case detection and treatment. Also, assisted the post LCDC evaluation in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states and submitted the recommendations report to NLEP. 
  • PAVERS Mobile Footwear unit started in the region to provide the MCR footwear to 2000 people affected by leprosy in 23 colonies. 
  • Organised leprosy walk (1.7 km) on 27th January 2019 world leprosy day in Hyderabad with the stakeholders. NDTRU TS received an appreciation certificate as best NGO from District Leprosy Officer, Hyderabad District. 

Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre (BPHRC)

The State Art centre “Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre” comprises clinical epidemiology, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology and administrative divisions. The divisions are independent entities with a high focus on microbiology, immunology and a clinic supporting leprosy referral services, TB DOTS services, HIV ICTC Centre. The Centre works with clinical research and services, laboratory research, technical resource centre-leprosy and administration, envisioned to carry out clinical, laboratory services in leprosy and TB, conduct clinical and laboratory research of value for immediate application in the care and control of leprosy and other neglected diseases, closely collaborate with programmes in the field. 

There are a total of 5 projects in Telangana, which are

Neglected Tropical Diseases Resource Unit (NTDRU), Hyderabad has initiated its work in leprosy, TB and subsequently expanded to other diseases like LF morbidity management under combined approach. 

The project has been functioning with two referral centres at Nallakunta in Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar and five TB DMCs in Hyderabad are providing direct delivery services. The project facilitates the advocacy programme besides monitoring in seven Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC’s) and organising case detection campaigns, morbidity management camps, IEC, awareness and capacity building programmes. 

Neglected Tropical Diseases Resource Unit (NTDRU), Adilabad has initiated its work in leprosy and subsequently expanded to other diseases like LF morbidity management under combined approach. 

The project has been functioning with two referral centres at Nirmal of the same district and Kagaznagar of Asifabad district providing direct delivery services. The project facilitates the advocacy programme and organizing case detection campaigns, morbidity management camps, IEC, awareness and capacity building programmes. 

Technical Resource Unit (TRU), Telangana strengthens the services by implementing planned activities and innovations under National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and also assist to improve the quality of leprosy services by field visits in 31 districts of Telangana. 

The project identifies the programme needs and facilitates the state in planning the activities, compiling result-based district plans, facilitates the district leprosy societies meeting regularly and improves the coordination. The project supports the local NGOs in the implementation of leprosy schemes and establishing a sustainable referral mechanism. It backs the DPMR camps in established leprosy NGO hospitals with the support of SLO/DLO. 

CHAHA Project

The project supported by ORACLE works for children affected by leprosy in seven leprosy endemic districts (Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkarnul, Wanaparthy, Nirmal, and KB Asifabad). 

The project identified the constraints of leprosy like poverty, isolation, fear, stigma & discrimination, children affected by leprosy are deprived of education. The project helps to lower the barriers to education and implemented to continue the children’s school education whose families could not afford the fee and youth continuation of their college education or vocational skill development opportunities. 

Mobile Footwear Unit 

The main purpose of the mobile footwear unit is to reach out to people with leprosy and LF foot disabilities who cannot access footwear services.  It visits 23 leprosy colonies of Telangana state and areas with high LF morbidity. 

The unit was launched on 27th January 2019 (world leprosy day) by state leprosy officer and president of APAL (association of people affected by leprosy) in Hyderabad. The colonies are located on the outskirts of the towns/cities and 1038 people affected by leprosy living in colonies. It is also planned to supply footwear to 400 people affected by filariasis (LF) in the Asifabad district by this unit. 

Number of people impacted through projects in Telangana

  • 3079 people impacted through the NTDRU Hyderabad project 
  • 3860 people impacted through the NTDRU Adilabad project 
  • 31 districts were impacted through TRU project 
  • 105 children infected/affected with leprosy were impacted through the CHAHA project 
  • 3000 leprosy affected and 400 LF affected people will be given footwear through the mobile footwear unit 

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