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Invitation for stakeholders interaction program of LCD
Published: January 19, 2018
Notice about timely report submission
Published: September 12, 2017
Notice regarding research proposal for Leprosy affects and disability
Published: February 28, 2018
आशयपत्र सहितको प्रस्ताव पेश गर्ने सूचना
Published: April 15, 2018
कुष्ठरोग प्रभावित र अपाङ्गता बिषयक अध्ययन सहयोग सम्बन्धी सूचना
Published: April 05, 2018
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Major Activities
National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre mainly conducts health promotion, education and health communication activities at all levels as following:
Central Level
- Support development of policy and strategy health promotion, education and health communication program
- Implement National Health Communication Policy 2012
- Development of program and budget for central, region, district and community.
- Development of Program guideline and directives
- Development, production and airing of messages through Radio, Television & FM
- Development and publication of health messages through Newspapers
- Development, production, dissemination and distribution of IEC/BCC materials
- Program orientation to regional & district level program manager & focal person
- Advocacy -Global Hand Washing Day, World Health Day and World No Tobacco Day Celebration
- Coordination – conduct Technical Committees meetings
- Capacity building on health promotion, education and health communication
- Conduct health promotion, education and health communication researches
- Supervision, Monitoring and evaluation of health promotion, education & health communication program
- Conduct Non-communicable disease (NCD) & its risk factors control program
- Conduction of environmental health, hygiene and sanitation program
- Press meet and health news collection, distribution and dissemination
- Knowledge management particularly Health Library and its management
Regional Level
- Regional mass media activities
- Supervision and Monitoring of IEC/BCC activities
- Sensitization program for prevention and control of epidemics
- Distribution of IEC materials through Regional medical stores
District Level
- Strengthen district IEC corner by supporting electronic equipment
- Sensitization program for prevention and control of epidemics
- Production of need based IEC materials
- Distribution of IEC materials in health facilities
- Production & airing of health radio programs & messages through local FM radio
- Production and airing of family planning messages through local FM radio
- Exhibition to promote health services & programs
- Publication of health messages in print media
- Community interaction program for health service promotion
- Establishment and management of IEC corner in each health facilities
- IEC program on anti-tobacco and non communicable diseases control
- Supervision and Monitoring of IEC activities
- Celebration of Health days
- Report on the achievement on the IEC activities in time.
New Policy, Strategies and Initiatives
- National Health Communication Policy, 2012
- National Communication Strategy for MNCH 2012-2016
- National Communication Strategy for ASRH 2012-2016
- Final Draft of Tobacco Control Strategic Plan 2013-2016.
- Draft of Environment Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Strategic Plan 2014-2017
- Climate Change and Health Activities in support from Ministry of Environment-School and Community orientation, Awareness Kit, Radio and TV Messages
- Broadcasting of health messages through Radio and Television in Packages.
- Promotion and involvement of Public Private Partnership on hand washing.
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About Us
Leprosy Control Division is one of the divisions of Department of Health Services which is responsible for planning and implementation of leprosy control programs. It also ensures technical support related to Leprosy control is provided to regional health directorates and district health offices. The division further ensures availability of drugs at all treatment points.
Goal
Further reduce the burden of leprosy and to break channel of transmission of leprosy from person to persons by providing quality services to all the affected community. Finally to make leprosy free Nepal & leprosy free World.
Objectives
- To sustain elimination of leprosy (Prevalence Rate below 1 per 10,000 population) and further reduce disease burden.
- To reduce disability due to leprosy.
- To provide high quality service for all persons affected by leprosy through integrated set-up.
- To eliminate stigma /discrimination against persons and families affected by leprosy.
Strategy: 2011-2015
- Early case detection and complete treatment
- Provide quality services through integrated health services & capacity building of Health personnel
- Prevention of deformity and impairment due to Leprosy
- Rehabilitation-Community-based (CBR) & MCBR
- Reduce stigma and discrimination
- Strengthen referral centers for complications management
- Meaningful involvement of people affected by leprosy in leprosy programs,
- Supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation & on-site coaching
- Operational research and studies
- Partnership–PPP, Medical College & Participation of Local bodies
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Leprosy Control Division
Teku, Kathmandu
Phone No:01-4262009
Email: leprosycontrol@gmail.com