Leprosy Mailing List – November 5th,
2006
Ref.: Training
materials for leprosy
From: Plomp H., Nigeria
Dear Salvatore,
Only recently I saw the mail
of Dr. Charles Phaff (LML Sep. 10th, 2006) on a new
text book on leprosy. I
would like to comment on his suggestion for the need of a Leprosy
Teaching guide. I very
much agree with him that there is a need for standardized leprosy
teaching materials. It is
good to read that they are working on that in Mozambique.
I also think it is good to
inform everyone that the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Training
Centre in Zaria, Nigeria, has developed a lot of materials for
teaching in leprosy. There
are curricula and lesson plans for the training of doctors, leprosy
supervisors, nurses and general health workers. Everything is based on and
connected to the National Manual of the National Tuberculosis and
Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) in Nigeria.
The above materials have been
in use for some years now and are frequently updated based on
experiences of facilitators and assessment of the knowledge of the
students.
Interested people can contact
the Training Coordinator of NTBLTC: Dr. Mustafa Gidado. His email address: gidadomansu@yahoo.com.au .
I am sure the materials which
are in English can be of great help to a lot of projects.
Regards,
Henk Plomp
NLR Representative in Nigeria
