(LML) American Occupational Therapist and Leprosy Expert Selected for Prestigious Damien-Dutton Award

Leprosy Mailing List – October 31,  2014 

Ref.:   (LML)  American Occupational Therapist and Leprosy Expert Selected for Prestigious Damien-Dutton Award

From:  Sarah Hesshaus, ALM, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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Dear Dr. Schreuder,

 

We have the pleasure to announce that Linda Lehman, American Leprosy Missions’ Senior Advisor for Morbidity Management & Disability Prevention, has been selected to receive the prestigious Damien-Dutton Award for 2014.

Lehman has been selected for making a significant and lasting contribution to the global fight against leprosy. For more than three decades, she has travelled the world providing technical expertise and training on prevention of disability to everyone from ministries of health to community health workers.

The award was created by the Damien-Dutton Society for Leprosy Aid, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to ridding the world of leprosy. It is named after both Father Damien, a Belgian priest, canonized in 2009 for the care he gave to people affected by leprosy on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, and after Joseph Dutton, a U.S. civilian war veteran, who helped Father Damien.

Every year since 1953, the Damien-Dutton Society has presented an award to a notable person who has made a significant contribution towards the conquest of leprosy. Past award recipients include John F. Kennedy (posthumously), Drs. Paul and Margaret Brand and Mother Teresa. American Leprosy Missions received the award in 1981. More recently, in 2009, long-time staff member Dr. Jacques Kongawi won the award.

“Linda Lehman has devoted herself to the fight against leprosy at every level,” says American Leprosy Missions President and CEO Bill Simmons. “She has served selflessly so that suffering people around the world would have hope and healing. We are thrilled that her dedication to some of the poorest and most marginalized people on earth, those with leprosy, is being honoured and recognized.”

Trained as an occupational therapist, Lehman also has a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University and a certification in pedorthics. She has developed training materials endorsed by the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP). Lehman began working for American Leprosy Missions in 1984.

About American Leprosy Missions
American Leprosy Missions, based in Greenville, South Carolina, is the oldest and largest Christian organization in the United States dedicated to curing and caring for people affected by leprosy and related diseases. It currently operates in countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. During its more than 100-year history, American Leprosy Missions has provided holistic care to four million people around the world including medical treatment and training, Christian outreach, prevention of disability, community development and vaccine research.

 

Best wishes,

Sarah Hesshaus
Communications Director ALM
864.241.1731 or 800.543.3135
shesshaus@leprosy.org

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(LML) On-Line Training Course in Ebola Preparedness for Health Staff 29th October - 12th November 2014

Leprosy Mailing List – October 27,  2014 

Ref.:  (LML)  On-Line Training Course in Ebola Preparedness for Health Staff 29th October - 12th November 2014

From:  Felicity Bonham, ILEP, London, UK

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Dear Pieter,

Please can I ask you to share information about the above-mentioned course with LML readers? Many thanks in advance.

The Medical Mission Institute in Würzburg, a long-standing partner of ILEP Member, the Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe, is offering a two week e-learning course on Ebola Benchmarks. The first course will run from October 29^th until November 12^th, 2014. More courses will be organised according to interest. The Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe is able to help facilitate payments for ILEP Members and their direct partners against later reimbursement.

Find out more from the ILEP website: http://goo.gl/xAvfGf

 

Felicity

 

Felicity Bonham

PA to the General Secretary

International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
Working together for a world without leprosy

Tel: +44 (0)20 3752 5480
Website: www.ilep.org.uk

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Please note new address from 8^th September 2014:

ILEP, The Foundry, unit 1.20, 17/19 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR

Tel: 44 (0) 203 752 5480

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(LML) International Reconstructive Surgery Workshop at Anandaban hospital, Nepal

Leprosy Mailing List – October 23,  2014 

Ref.: (LML)  International Reconstructive Surgery Workshop at Anandaban hospital, Nepal

From:  Indra B Napit, Anandaban, Lalitpur, Nepal

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Dear all,

 

 

Warm Greetings to all of you from Leprosy Mission Nepal.

 

Some time ago, I announced  about the Leprosy surgery Workshop at Anandaban Hospital, Leprosy Mission Nepal from Nov 9 to 14, 2014. Some of you mentioned about their interest in this workshop. If you have decided to join us, please let me know as soon as possible, as we are preparing for final program. I have attached the information sheet pdf file for your attention.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Dr. Indra B. Napit, MBBS, MS (Ortho)
Orthopaedic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Medical Director, Anandaban Hospital
The Leprosy Mission Nepal
Tika Bhairav, Lele-9, Lalitpur
P. O. Box 151, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cell phone: (+977)-9851136027

 

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(LML) ILEP EBOLA action points

Leprosy Mailing List – October 21,  2014 

Ref.:    (LML) ILEP EBOLA action points

From:  Felicity Bonham, ILEP, London, UK

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Dear Pieter,

 

Please find attached a set of action points agreed by ILEP Members meeting in London last week about responding to Ebola in West Africa for your information.

We would be grateful if you could post the message and link below on the LML.

With best wishes and advance thanks:

 

Ebola Response

ILEP Members meeting in London on 10^th October agreed to co-ordinate with national structures in countries affected by Ebola (Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone), to support governments in adjoining countries to make contingency plans for the spread of Ebola. We are planning now for rebuilding of leprosy services after the crisis. ILEP Members click on Ebola ILEP response for details and resources.

Go to http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/ebola/en/ and IRINnews.org for up to date situation reports.

 

Felicity

 

Felicity Bonham

PA to the General Secretary

International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
Working together for a world without leprosy

Tel: +44 (0)20 3752 5480
Website: www.ilep.org.uk

 

To get our updates, like us on Facebook: ILEPAntiLeprosy
To get our updates, like us on Twitter: ILEPAntiLeprosy

Please note new address from 8^th September 2014:

ILEP, The Foundry, unit 1.20, 17/19 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR

Tel: 44 (0) 203 752 5480

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(LML) ILEP Model Patient Card_ Report

Leprosy Mailing List – October 6,  2014 

Ref.: (LML)  ILEP Model Patient Card_ Report

From:   Lenka Nahodilova, ILEP, London, UK

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Dear Dr Schreuder,

We would be grateful if you could post  on the Leprosy Mailing List (LML) the  ‘Model Patient Card/Record’  which has recently been developed by ILEP’ Technical Commission together with the covering note, which is enclosed below.

Many thanks. With best wishes,

Lenka Nahodilova

 

Model Patient Record (Leprosy)

 

There have been many requests over the past few years for advice about what information should be included in a patient record for leprosy.  The ILEP Technical Commission, led by Rajan Babu, have produced guidance on the patient record based on the requirements of the Operational Guidelines for the WHO  ‘Enhanced Global Strategy 2011-2015’ and from a review of the patients records currently in use in 16 countries.

 

The patient record should contain the essential information for the clinical management of the patients, for monitoring adherence to MDT, and for reporting to the national programmes and to WHO.  Patient records vary between countries due to differences in health systems and are modified from time to time.  The Model Patient Record is recommended as a reference and as a check list when evaluating programmes and when reviewing existing patient records.

 

Cairns Smith

Chair

ILEP Technical Commission

 

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Dr Lenka Körner Nahodilova

Technical and Information Co-ordinator

234 Blythe Road
London
W14 0HJ

 

LNahodilova@ILEP.ORG.UK

http://www.ilep.org.uk/

Please note new address from 8^th September 2014:

ILEP, The Foundry, unit 1.20, 17/19 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR

Tel: 44 (0) 203 752 5480 Website: www.ilep.org.uk E-mail: LNahodilova@ILEP.ORG.UK

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(LML) Donation of a painting to ILSL library

Leprosy Mailing List – October 6,  2014 

Ref.: (LML)  Donation of a painting to ILSL library

From:  José Garbina, ILSL, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

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Dear Pieter,

 

I am forwarding to colleagues and friends of LML a file with the photo of one of my paintings related to leprosy, entitled "The patients", along with its description and influences. It was donated by me to the ILSL library and kindly accepted by the Curator: Scientific Researcher MS. Noemi Garcia de Almeida Galan.

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Best regards,

 

Garbino

 

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