Dedicated to Leprosy Free Jharkhand

Free Checkup & Treatment of Leprosy available everyday in all Government Hospitals, Private Hospitals, Primary Health Centres and Subcentres.
 ELIMINATION EFFORTS
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Systematic thrust given since 1998 with the launch of special leprosy campaigns(MLECs).
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Vertical(NLEP) Redeployed into general health care system(GHCs).
 Elimination Mantras
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Integration
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Flexibility of drug delivery
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Decentralization
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Advocacy at various level
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Simplification
 MLECs

Four case detection campaigns carried out in the Entire state (MLEC)

Case Detected
1998: (MLEC –I) 42496
2000: (MLEC –II) 17461
2001: (MLEC –III) 20302
2002: (MLEC –IV) 9939
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Child, MB, Deformity Proporation Integration Status
Component

Proportion of Health facilities Jharkhand

Proportion of  Health Facilities India

Diagnosis & Treatment Done

 94.6% 74.7

MDT Services on All working days

 97.3% 66.7

Treatment Register Maintained

 89.2% 92.2

MDT Registers Maintained

 94.6% 92.2
 

Awareness : Proportion of community who know

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About Leprosy Jharkhand Total India
Sign/ Symptom 61.62

62.6
Curable 67.3 62.1
Free Treatment Available 62.8 63.1
Cause of Leprosy 22 19.4
bullet Illiteracy
 
bullet Poor Communication
 
bullet Law and Order Problem
 
bullet In-adequate GHCS in PHCz
   
Focus of IEC Activities

Progress & Approaches

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State Government recruited GHCS
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Training in Leprosy for them Planned
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Absentee retrieval drive in some district started
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Political & Administrative Commitment
bullet Phasing out of NGO and vertical staff in process
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Commitment from the state
bullet Women
bullet Children
bullet Tribal population
bullet Urban population
bullet Migratory population

 
   
Share Percentage of Caseload in Jharkhand as on 31-03-2003
   
Population and Approaches   Comparison of LEM Finding
Population Contribution of Leprosy Cases
 

Comparison of LEM Finding
Indicator Reported State Figure

Jharkhand LEM Finding

 Total India LEM Finding
PR 6.6 5.6 3.6
NCDR 10.3 8.7 4.3
NCDR in SC 16.9 16.9 7.1
NCDR in ST 9.9 9.9 9.4
NCDR in General 9.5 9.5 4.0
Grade II Def. 2.4 2.4 1.9
Delay in Diagnosis NA 7-8 Month 7-8 Month

Proportion of  Registration of MB

 NA 9.5 19.6
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