The status of leprosy in the Philippines has been considered to be not a public threat anymore at the national level, prompting the public health sector to successfully declare leprosy not a burden in the majority of our communities. However, there is still an area of concern at the subnational level with very low cases in different parts of the country. As such, the National Leprosy Control Programs aims to sustain the significant progress of eradicating the disease to achieve zero transmission and disability by 2022. The specific objective of this program is to ensure the provision of comprehensive, integrated, and quality leprosy services at all levels of health care in the country.
Leprosy-free Philippines by year 2022
To ensure the provision of comprehensive, integrated quality leprosy services at all levels of health care
- Administrative Order No. 2021-0004 Updated Guidelines on the Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy in the Philippines
- Administrative Order No. 2021-0004-A Amendment to the Administrative Order No. 2021-0004 dated January 12, 2021 on the Updated Guidelines on the Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy in the Philippines
- Administrative Order No. 2021-0023 Guidelines on the Institutionalization of the Leprosy Alert and Response Network System (LEARNS) of the National Leprosy Control Program
Goal
To further reduce the leprosy burden. By 2022, these targets must be attained 1) Zero G2D rate among pediatric leprosy patients 2) reduction of new leprosy cases to less than one case per million population 3) No countries with legislation allowing discrimination on basis of leprosy.
Trainings
- Slit Skin Smear Training for Medical Technologists
- Basic Clinical Management for Leprosy
National/Government
- none
Local/Youth/CSOs, NGOs
- Coalition of Leprosy Advocates in the Philippines
International Partners
- WHO
- Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation
- International Leprosy Association
- Novartis Foundation