NLR India Library Overview
The Library will give free access to documents that are produced by NLR India and NLR International. Priority is given to documents related to the leprosy control in NLR supported states.
In addition, it will stock relevant documents that are free available through other sources and/or give a link to these sources.
For more general documents on leprosy, including scientific literature, the international resources centre on leprosy, INFOLEP is highly recommended.
| Accompanied MDT |
Giving full course of MDT pack(s) to patient in advance anticipating his/her inability to come the following month(s), regularly due to various reasons (stigma, employment, distance etc.) |
| ADMO |
Assistant District Medical Officer |
| ANCDR |
Annual Case Detection Rate – is the number of new cases diagnosed (detected) by a specified health service in a specified population during a specified period of time (say from 1st April to 31st March, i.e a year) in relation to the average population over that period. |
| ANM |
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife – Providing General Health care services at a Health sub-centre, covering a population of 5,000 to 10,000 |
| APHC |
Additional Primary Health Centre – A health center, covering about 25,000 to 50,000 population. There are 3 to 4 APHCs under each main PHC |
| ASHA |
Accredited Social Health Activist – Under National Rural Health Mission, she is a local resident of a village selected by Gram Sabha, working as a link person between community and health system. |
| ASLO |
Assistant State Leprosy Officer |
| AWW |
Aagan Wadi Worker – is a functionary in each village, under Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, a centrally sponsored scheme of Government of India, providing child care |
| BEE |
Block Extension Educator |
| BFO |
Budget & Finance Officer |
| CDMO |
Chief District Medical Officer – is a District Administrative Head for Health Department. |
| CGHS |
Central Government Health Services – Catering to the health needs of Central Government Employees |
| CHC |
Community Health Centre – Larger health center, in rural area, covering a population of about 100,000 to 200,000, having specialized health care facilities such as Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology etc |
| Child Proportion |
Percentage of Child cases (0-14 yrs) among new cases detected in a year |
| CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
| Cohort |
A group of persons, who share a common experience within a defined time period. |
| Criteria |
Criteria are standards against which something is judged and by which decisions are made and actions are measured. |
| Cure |
A person who has completed a full course of fixed duration MDT (6 dose for PB & 12 doses for MB) is cured |
| Detection rate |
The number of new cases diagnosed (detected) by a specified health service in a specified population during a specified period of time (e.g. a year) in relation to the average population over that period. |
| DHS |
Director Health Services |
| Disab. Gr 2 Proportion |
Number of Gr 2 disability cases among 100 new cases detected in a year |
| Disability Gr 2 |
Includes Visible deformity or damage of hand & feet; or person cannot count fingers at a distance of 6 feet, lagophthalmos, iridocyclitis, or corneal opacity |
| DLO |
District Leprosy Officer – Responsible for management of NLEP activities, in the District |
| DLS |
District Leprosy Society |
| DN |
District Nucleus – Established in each district, headed by DLO, has 1 MO, 1NMS/NMA and 1 Health Educator responsible for monitoring and supervision of NLEP activities |
| DPMR |
Disability Prevention and Medical Rehabilitation |
| EHF Score |
A sum total of Grades of disabilities of Eye, Hand & Feet |
| Female Proportion |
Number of Female cases among 100 total new cases in detected in a year |
| GOI |
Government of India |
| Graduate |
Institutions above XIIth standard |
| Gram Sabha/Panchayat |
It’s a local, elected government, at the village level, comprising of 7-17 members, responsible for upkeep of the village including street lights, sanitation etc. |
| HCF |
Health Care Facility – Health Center providing health care |
| High School |
Schools including IXth & X th standard |
| HOPE |
Hydro, Olio, Physio Exercises |
| ILEP |
International Federation of Anti-leprosy Associations |
| Incidence |
The number of new cases of a specified disease that occur in a given population over a specified period of time (e.g., a month or a year). Incidence is often expressed as a rate, that is, incidence in relation to the average population at risk during a specified period of time. |
| Indicator |
It helps to measure change, directly or indirectly (when changes cannot be measured directly). Indicators are selected to represent the evolution of the system. Indicators are based on measurement but they are more than the measurements themselves. The main characteristic of an indicator is that it contains a well-defined numerator and a denominator. Indicators are not synonymous with objectives or targets but are measures of the extent to which targets are being reached. |
| Intermediate |
Schools including XIth & XII th standard |
| JJ Clusters |
Temporary shanty houses are built without civic amenities. |
| Junior High School |
Schools including Vth to VIIIth standard |
| Laboratory Assistant |
Assistant in Pathology Lab |
| LEC |
Leprosy Elimination Campaign |
| Leprosy case |
A leprosy patient is one who has a skin patch or patches with a definite loss of sensation and has not completed a full course of treatment with multi drug therapy. |
| Leprosy Defaulter |
A person who has not collected treatment for more than 6 months or 3 months (respectively for MB & PB case) is a defaulter and should be removed from prevalence |
| Leprosy |
A least infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae – a gram negative acid fast bacteria |
| LPA |
Leprosy Programme Advisor, M.B.B.S. Graduates with long experiance in the field of leprosy, are posted to improve the functioning of District Nucleus/DLO |
| LRPU |
Leprosy Rehabilitation Promotion Unit |
| LT |
Laboratory Technician |
| LTC |
Leprosy Training Center |
| MB MDT Blister pack |
Contains Rifampicin, Dapsone & Clofazimine |
| MB Proportion |
Number of MB cases detected in a year among 100 total new cases detected in the year |
| MB |
Multibacillary – Cases with 6 or more anesthetic patches or involvement of 2 or more than two nerves |
| MCD |
Municipal Corporation of Delhi An Autonomous Body within NCT responsible for Water. Sanitation, Health needs of the population living in a certain predefined geographical area |
| MCR |
Microcellular Rubber,- Rubber sheet used in the footwear to be used by Persons affected by leprosy with anesthesia in foot. |
| MDT |
Multi Drug Therapy – Combination of two or three drugs used for treatment of leprosy |
| MDT |
Multi drug therapy, a term used for a leprosy treatment with two or more chemotherapeutic drugs. |
| MOHFW |
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare |
| MO |
Medical Officer Having M.B.B.S. (batchler of Medicine and (batchler of Surgery) working in Government Health Services |
| Monitoring |
A mechanism of data collection, processing and interpretation with the purpose of helping the manger (staff) to keep continuously in touch with the progress of a programme. Monitoring is a day-to-day follow-up of activities to ensure that they are proceeding as planned and are on schedule. |
| NCT |
National Capital Territory of Delhi is better known as NCT |
| NDMC |
New Delhi Municipal Corporation – An Autonomous Body within NCT responsible for Water. Sanitation, Health needs of the population living in New Delhi district. |
| NGO |
Non Government Organization |
| NLEP |
National Leprosy Eradication Programme |
| NMA |
Non Medical Assistant- a trained Leprosy worker |
| NMS |
Non Medical Supervisor- a trained person to supervise non medical assistants |
| Nyay Panchayats |
Is an elected body in India, to settle the disputes arising at the village level. Nyaya Panchayat consists of one member elected from each gram sabha. It is endowed with functions based on broad principles of natural justice. They can be given civil and minor criminal jurisdiction. One nyay panchayat operates in many gram sabhas usually between 1-7 |
| PAL |
Persons Affected by Leprosy |
| PB MDT Blister pack |
Contains Rifampicin & Dapsone |
| PB |
Paucibacillary – a Group of leprosy cases having 5 or less than 5 skin patches with anesthesia or involvement of a single nerve |
| Pharmacist |
Having diploma in Pharmacy and responsible for Drug Management at HCF |
| PHC |
Primary Health Centre The main health care facility in rural areas covering a population of 100000 to 200000 population |
| PMP |
Private Medical Practitioner |
| PMW |
Paramedical Worker is equivalent to NMA |
| POD |
Prevention of Disability |
| Post Graduate |
Schools above Graduation standard |
| PR |
Prevalence Rate is calculated every year on 31st March. It is calculated as number of registered cases per 10000 population |
| Primary School |
Schools below Vth Standard |
| PT |
Physiotherapist |
| RCS |
Reconstructive Surgery, common term used for surgical correction of disabilities |
| SC |
Sub-centre, a health facility, working center ANM or MPW established at every 5000 to 10000 population |
| SCG |
Self Care Group- a group of leprosy affected people performing self care practices in groups |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
Are Indian population groups that are explicitly recognized by the Constitution of India, for those who were previously called the “depressed classes” by the British, and otherwise were known as untouchables |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
Are Indian population groups mostly tribals, the neglected classes that are explicitly recognized by the Constitution of India, |
| SET |
Survey, Education & Treatment |
| SLO |
State Leprosy Officer |
| SLS |
State Leprosy Society |
| SSOD |
Soaking, Scrapping, Oiling and Dressing |
| Subdivision |
Administrative Subunits of the District |
| TCR |
Treatment Completion Rate |
| UMDT |
Uniform Multi Drug Therapy |
| UT |
Under Treatment |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
