World Health Organization : Year 1985-86 ; Communicable Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases ; Lep 86.2: Training in Leprosy

By P. J. Neville

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1985-86 ; Communicable Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases ; Lep 86.2: Training in Leprosy
Author:	P. J. Neville
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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i . INTRODUCTION A health service is expectea t o c a t e r for the health needs of the population i t serves - trom wounds to broken bones, from malaria to tetanus. A i i cateyorieb of health s t a f f - from the medical o t f i c e r to the peripheral health borket - a t e t t a i n e a wit14 t h l s i n mind. Therefore, the c u r r i c u l a of medical schools and other healti, traininy, i n s t i t u t e s should r e f l e c t the health problems of the country i n ui~lckt~h ey a r e s i t u a t e d . However, health rain ink c u r r i c u l a i n many countries have l i t t l e or no provision for t r a i n i n g i n leprosy. The h i s t o r i c a l reabons f o r t h i s incluae tlre a t t i t u a e ot the general population toward the disease, basea on unreasonable t e a r ot contractiny it. In the pst in the absence of e i f e c c i v e therapy the only yuLlic health measure consiaered useful in leprosy control wab to i s o l a t e the source of i n f e c t i o n from the &enera1 ana t h i s l e a to the srgrekatlon or known case*. This i n turn incteasm the fear of contractinl; t h e a i s e a s e , as nolouy wants to be ostracizea by society.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 F u n c t i o n s , a c t i v i t i e s and r a a k s . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 P e o p l e i n v o l v e d i n l e p r o s y c o n t r o l and t h e i r I f u n c t i o n s , a c t i v i t i e s and t a s k s . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 I n s t r u c t i o n a l o b j e c t i v e s . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.4 Teaching and t r a i n i n g consiaerations . . . . . . 9 1.5 Teaching materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SECTION 2. TBAINING HEALTH PERSONNEL LN LEPROSY 2.1 O b j e c t i v e of t h e t r a i n l n g . . . . . . . . . . . Y 2.2 Thecommunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3 The p a t i e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.4 E d u c a t i o n a l methodology - o l d and new . . . . . 1 0 H e a l t h worker - L e v e l 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 11 t l e a l t h worker - L e v e l 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 11 B e a l t h worker - L e v e l 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The s u p e r v i s o r . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The p r o g r a m e leader . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SECTION 3. TEAGHING AND TRAINING CONSTDERATlONS 3.1 Leprosy t r a i n i n g s t r a t e g y . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3.2 Teaching f o r b e t t e r l e a r n i n g . . . . . . . . . . 36 3.3 Assessment of t h e r e s u l t s of l e a r n i n g . . . . . 40 SECTION 4. TEACHING/LEARNING MATERIALS ON LEPROSY 4 . 1 P u b l i c a t i o n s ana documents i s s u e d by t h e World H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . 42 4 . 2 T e a c h i n g / l e a r n i n g m a t e r i a l s a v a i l a b l e from o t h e r s o u r c e s . . . . . . . . . . 43 REFERENCES . I . . . . . . . . . . . . l l f . . . . 43