Frequently, management of programmes to control leprosy is made more difficult by bottlenecks in infrastructure, for which solutions must be found. Moreover, knowledge about the disease in the health care sectors in many developing countries is often insufficient. Leprosy has many faces, most of which appear so harmless at the outset that the disease can progress unnoticed, until it results in physical deformities and loss of limbs. For these reasons we found that we could not limit our core contribution to financial and material aid. In order to overcome the immaterial problems associated with leprosy, we have drawn upon all other resources available to us, including organizational and planning know-how, medical knowledge, health education, and expertise in marketing.
Human beings are the decisive factor in the fight against leprosy.
People who show initiative, and who like to pursue new ideas as members of a team in a joint charitable enterprise, are the ones who make all the difference. We have been lucky enough to find such people. Together we are engaged in a stimulating learning process that we hope will lead to continually better ways of aiding people in need. Additional information related topics Healthcare Articles by the Foundation Healthcare Development Assistance Programmes of the Foundation Healthcare Publications by the Foundation Novartis' Concept of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .