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Myanmar
TLM works in partnership with other organizations providing financial, technical and managerial assistance for a 100 bed specialist leprosy hospital in Mawlamyine, founded in 1898 by Susan Haswell, an American missionary.
Some of the services the hospital provides include:
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Inpatient and outpatient care, medical, surgical and rehabilitation services
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Leprosy training for general health workers
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Outpatient dermatology care and eye clinics
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Teashop opens in Mawlamyine!
In January 2004 the Agape Tea House opened at Mawlamyine Hospital. It is a place where people with leprosy could sit and drink tea and watch live Premier League Football without fear of discrimination. |
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Leprosy Control |
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Prevention of Disabilities |
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Training |
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Health Education |
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Eye Care |
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Reconstructive Surgery |
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Community Based Rehab |
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The lure of live football draws in plenty of young people from the neighbourhood, helping them overcome their fear of leprosy.
Staffed by former CBR workers and children of leprosy affected parents, the tea shop offers Myanmar style sweet tea and coffee, a well as a range of snacks. As a hospital owned project, the tea shop is also a health promoting place, providing information on healthy living and about general health issues. For the leprosy affected people in the surrounding areas, the Agape Tea House at last provides a place for a stigma-free cup of tea.
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