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Vision: Empowered primary stakeholders in leprosy and eliminated leprosy as a public health problem by

2020

Mission: To ensure the provision of a comprehensive, integrated quality leprosy services at all levels of

ealth care

Goal:To maintain and sustain the elimination status

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Objectives:

The National Leprosy Control Program aims to:

Ensure the availability of adequate anti-leprosy drugs or multiple drug therapy (MDT).

Prevent and reduce disabilities from leprosy by 35% through Rehabilitation and Prevention of

Impairments and Disabilities (RPIOD) and SelfCare.

Improve case detection and post-elimination surveillance system using the WHO protocol in

selected LGUs.

Integration of leprosy control with other health services at the local level.

Active participation of person affected by leprosy in leprosy control and human dignity program in

collaboration with the National Program for Persons with Disability.

Strengthen the collaboration with partners and other stakeholders in the provision of qualityleprosy services for socio-economic mobilization and advocacy activities for leprosy.

Beneficiaries:

The NLCP targets individuals, families, and communities living in hyperendemic areas and those with

istory of previous cases.

Global Strategy

(2006-2010)

NLCP Strategy

(2011-2016)

MDG& NOH

Universal

Health Care

(Kalusugang

Pangkalahatan)

Sustain leprosy

control in all

endemic countries

Provision

of

Quality

Leprosy

services

at all

levels

Governance

for Health

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Strengthen routine &

referral service

Health System

Strengthening

Service

Delivery

Ensure high quality

diagnosis, case

management,

recording & reporting

in all endemic

communities

Capability

building of an

efficient,

effective,

accessible

human and

facility

resources

Policy,

Standards

&

Regulations

Establish the

SentinelSurveillance

System to

monitorDrug

Resistance

Develop

policies/ 

guidelines/ 

sentinel

sites/referral

centers

(Luzon,Visayas

& Mindanao)

Human

Resources

for Health

Develop procedures/ 

tools that arehome/community-

based, integrated

and locally

appropriate for Self

Care/POD,

rehabilitation services

(CBR)

Collaborate

withNEC/RESU/ 

PESU / MESU

Health

Information

NLAB, NCCL Health

Financing

RA 7277-

Rights of PWD

& Caregivers

BP 34-

Accessibility &

Human Rights

Law

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Program Manager:

Dr. Francesca C. Gajete

Department of Health-National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (DOH-NCDPC)

Contact Number: 651-78-00 local 2353

Email: francesca_gajete@yahoo.com

Links:

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