Leprosy Mailing List – November 2nd, 2011
Ref.: “Community care of the physically disabled due to leprosy”
From: R Ganapati, Mumbay, India
Dear Dr Noto,
Please find herewith enclosed the paper “Community care of the physically disabled due to leprosy”. This article is specially published in the leading dermatology journal in the background of emerging interest among the clinicians to understand the epidemiology of skin diseases and offer services at the community level. The study is particularly designed to create a cost effective door-step service model aiming at the target group of leprosy patients with visible disabilities (grade 2, WHO), which is the most uncared-for and difficult component of the most neglected disease. This is just a preliminary communication of an ongoing study aimed to record the cost of services as well as the impact of the community care on the patient, the family and the people around.
Without continued donor support, this part of this unprecedented investigation may have to be compromised. I, however hope that the donors will realize how important it is to continue the observations to a logical conclusion. I invite your comments.
Thanks.
With Regards,
Dr R Ganapati, Bombay Leprosy Project
No comments:
Post a Comment