The Foundation has responded to the appeal on the part of the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme requesting support for two provinces, Tete and Sofala. They were suffering from a cruel lack of partners in this field. Mozambique is one of the rare countries that have not yet achieved leprosy elimination. Tuberculosis is an ever-growing threat there. This is due, above all, to the country's AIDS epidemic. The two provinces that the Foundation is supporting are among the worst affected. Even though leprosy is not a major problem here, vigilance is still called for.
Three routes
In doing what it does, the Foundation follows three main paths. The first priority is personnel training and the organisation of regular and effective supervision activities. The second one is the organisation of a network of laboratories in such a way as to make diagnosis more accessible. Finally, the Foundation provides suitable means of transport at each level.
Poor access
Patients who do not live in a district's capital do not have any real access to leprosy and tuberculosis care. These two diseases are nevertheless important problems in Mozambique and the AIDS situation is disastrous.
