IDEA members who have experienced Hansen’s disease/leprosy were interviewed by the media and hosted community awareness events in churches and other forums, partnering with ILEP members and other local organizations.
IDEA members who have experienced Hansen’s disease/leprosy created awareness in schools and churches, partnering with ILEP members and other local organizations.
We will raise public awareness on the importance of Skin Health in order to enhance control of leprosy and other Skin NTDs (ex. yaws, mycetoma, head lice, scabies, filariasis) in the Philippines. Infomercials (3 – 4 minutes@) in English and Filipino will be produced and repeatedly shown to the public in social media, in different venues and dates to share key messages (basic facts, treatment, prevention, stop stigma).
We offer two main activities for the celebration of this day: a. Media communication day on MTN 01/29/2020 which will consist of awareness raising programs on preventive measures against NTDs through a synergy of our 30 media already partners (2 hour interactive program with an expert on MTN to broadcast simultaneously on partner radios and televisions);
We are planning the following activities to impact the further spread of NTDs : 1. Community training programme focusing on the eve of world NTD day for prevention of NTD. The intended participants will be community leaders from different slums of Patna. The objective is to sensitize the community influencer and creation of pressure group on concerned government department.
Taking surveys in rural populations to identify new leprosy cases; Special medical camp for leprosy sufferers and also for a rehabilitation meeting
Panels members are the chiefs, Imams, people affected by leprosy and their family members, representatives of various 16 regions in Ghana and the media. We shall tackle the area where most people are abandoned because of leprosy and other NTDs.
Everythingpublichealth believes that information is powerful and not just any information but that which is understandable and accessible to all. We plan to develop and display on our web page an original article titled BEAT NTDs: FOR GOOD OF ALL. The article will educate on the various Neglected Tropical Diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, prevention and treatment and misconceptions about some NTDs, as well as the roles of different stakeholders in NTDs prevention and treatment.
The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp will publish a web article (based in a publication in which we advocate for NTDs) and will post on social media.
GrowthAid will collaborate with other organizations to celebrate the day. An encounter with the media is planned for the day where we will highlight the importance of the day and emphasize the need for integrated planning for water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and NTDs. We also plan to distribute information materials on selected NTDs relevant to Ghana. By the end of the day, we hope that there will be greater awareness of the need for more investments to help speed up the elimination of NTDs.