Resources

Documents

Ndeve A, de Meneses Cabral Benfica, Phaff C. Manual nacional lepra Moçambique. 2008. Maputo, Ministério de Saúde ; Programa Nacional de Controlo da lepra.
Copies available from Infolep: infolep@leprastichting.nl

Evaluation of the National Leprosy Elimination Programme 6^th April – 2^nd May 2008. Click on link to access this document in English (summary in Portuguese).  

WHO/AFRO Strategy to maintain the quality of leprosy services when cases become rate, 2005

Promoting organisations of people affected by leprosy: Activity Report by IDEA, 2004
Zilda Borges and Natalia Marçal (in Portuguese)
http://www.aifo.it/english/resources/online/books/leprosy/Zilda-IDEA%20in%20Mozambique%20-%20portuguese.pdf

Report of the Special LEM Combined with the Development of Provincial Plans in Mozambique, 9-24 March 2007. Click on link to access this document.

Matriz das Principais Recomendações da 3a Reunião Nacional para a Aceleração da Eliminação da Lepra em Moçambique, 23 de Agosto de 2007. Click on link to access this document.  

WHO/AFRO/Leprosy Elimination Programme: Strategy to Maintain the Quality of Leprosy Services When Cases Become Rare  

Articles

Phaff C, Van Den BJ, MacArthur A, Jr., Ndeve A, Stuip Y. Characteristics and treatment outcomes of leprosy patients detected during a leprosy elimination campaign in Mozambique compared with routinely detected patients. Lepr Rev 2003; 74(3):229-239.
http://www.lepra.org.uk/lr/sept03/07-229.pdf

Stuip Y, Phaff C, Van den Akkker M. Patient characteristics & treatment outcome in active and passive case finding of leprosy - a retrospective cohort study in the province of Niassa, Mozambique. Arch Public Health 2003; 61(3):127-139.
http://www.iph.fgov.be/aph/pdf/aphfull61_127_139.pdf 

Resources

ePortuguêse Network

This WHO Virtual Health Library supports the dissemination of Portuguese health resources and materials. The ePortuguêse Network helps to strengthen collaboration among WHO lusophone speaking Member States and to facilitate the training and capacity-building of health workers: http://www.who.int/eportuguese/en/

ILEP teaching and learning materials and technical bulletins in Portuguese:
http://www.ilep.org.uk/library-resources/ilep-publications/portuguese/

Estratégia global para maior redução da carga da hanseníase e a sustenção das atividades de controle da hanseníase (período do Plano: 2006-2010)
http://www.ilep.org.uk/fileadmin/uploads/Documents/WHO_Publications/GlLepStport.pdf

Directrizes Operacionais para a implementação da Estratégia Global para maior redução da carga de lepra e sustentação das actividades do controlo da lepra 2006-2010
http://www.ilep.org.uk/fileadmin/uploads/Documents/WHO_Publications/ogportunoff.pdf

Leprosy in Africans by W C Jacyk 
http://www.ilep.org.uk/library-resources/other-useful-publications/