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LIBERIA PRESENTATION

LIBERIA PRESENTATION. Annual Workshop of National Leprosy Control Program Managers and Partners June 27 – 29, 2011 Dakar, Senegal. Outline. Country profile Liberia Health system National Leprosy and TB Control Program Analysis of indicators Current National Status Challenges Conclusion.

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LIBERIA PRESENTATION

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  1. LIBERIA PRESENTATION Annual Workshop of National Leprosy Control Program Managers and Partners June 27 – 29, 2011 Dakar, Senegal

  2. Outline • Country profile • Liberia Health system • National Leprosy and TB Control Program • Analysis of indicators • Current National Status • Challenges • Conclusion

  3. Country Profile • Liberia is situated on the West Coast of Africa bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast • It has a population of 3,476,608 million people • Has a land space of 43,000 square miles • GDP per capita is 222 • Annual GDP growth rate is 4.6% • There are 15 political sub divisions called counties.

  4. Liberia Health System • The Liberia health system is currently being reformed through a ten year National Health Plan ( 2011 – 2021). • A package of essential health services is being developed to improve the provision and quality of health services. • The country’s health indicators are still unsatisfactory with infant mortality at 79.9 per 1000 live births; under five mortality at 110 per 1000 live births; and maternal mortality at 994 per 100,000 live births. • There currently exist a joint program for tuberculosis and leprosy, however in the new ten year plan leprosy is being integrated under the NTD program.

  5. National Leprosy & TB Control Program • The program is gradually expanding both leprosy and TB services to all health facilities in the country both public and private • There is presently MDT coverage in 23( 16.7%) of the 137 districts in Liberia, with 24( 4.5%) health facilities provide MDT of the 522 health facilities. • The NLTCP still has a challenge with capacity to diagnose and report leprosy cases as is reflected in the low coverage. • :

  6. Analysis of indicators 2008 - 2010 • The prevalence rate remained stable in 2008 and 2009 with a decrease in 2010. • The case detection is steadily increasing as interventions are being scaled up in the high risk areas. • There proportion of MB cases reported is higher than PB cases • There is ongoing transmission in the population. • The proportion of females and children has remained steady in the three years.

  7. Trend of case detection 2008 - 2010

  8. Trend of male/female proportion 2008-2010

  9. Current National Status

  10. Challenges • Lack of capacity of staff to diagnose leprosy • Poor reporting and recording of leprosy data • Inadequate funding for leprosy.

  11. Conclusion • Liberia has committed herself to revise the leprosy situation in the country. • An integrated NTD strategic plan has been developed covering five years. • Included the plan is an active case finding strategy; introduction of the community based project; increased capacity building for staff at the health facility and a prevalence survey. • Leprosy indicators have also been included into the integrated HMIS system for improved reporting and recording.

  12. THANK YOU

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