Comprehensive Guide for Health Promotion and Empowerment Published

(Greenville, S.C., August 25, 2015) American Leprosy Missions has developed and published a training guide to address health issues common to many Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and other health conditions. Ten Steps: A guide for health promotion and empowerment of people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases was created with the help of a world-renowned group of experts across the disability and NTD communities. Since basic care at the community level is strikingly similar across diseases, this guide facilitates and promotes integrated, cross-cutting approaches to a range of issues including suspecting disease, healthy eating, personal cleanliness, eye care, protective footwear and care of the skin and nails, edema, movement limitations, wounds and scars. The Ten Steps guide will enable people affected, communities and health workers to: