Reaching the Unreached: A participatory approach empowering women to prevent disability as a result of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis in rural Bangladesh
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Description
This project benefits community members, especially women, in rural Bangladesh either at risk of contracting leprosy and LF through early detection services or those diagnosed with leprosy and LF, through increased access to quality health services resulting in reduced transmission, morbidity and disability. The project will be participatory, empowering women to detect the early signs of leprosy and LF, teaching self-care practices and strengthening the local health service response
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Participating Organisation(s)
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- Dhanjuri Leprosy Center
- Lepra
- RDRS Bangladesh
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