(LML) Leprosy training at Medical Colleges worldwide is lacking?

Leprosy Mailing List – September 15,  2013 

Ref.:    (LML) Leprosy training at Medical Colleges worldwide is lacking? 

From:  Charles Mang'ombe, Zambia

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Dear Dr. Schreuder,

I want to agree with other peoples' concern on inadequate knowledge on Leprosy among Health workers. We can't blame the Health Workers themselves. Most Health Training Institutions in the world are not offering training in Leprosy and if they do it's just a topic among so many topics and inadequately covered. It's just a by-the-way Topic! Patients therefore, are forced to cover long distances for diagnosis and management of Leprosy. Again only those with money for transport can manage to travel and so this causes delay and more Leprosy complications (disabilities).

 

Are there better ways of handling this situation otherwise the gains we have made in Leprosy control will be in vain?

 

 

Regards,

 

 

Charles Mang'ombe

Leprosy Control Officer

Zambia (In Central Africa).

 

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