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5 Feb

Avery Dennison Empowerment Scheme

The objective of the Avery Dennison Empowerment Scheme is to empower children of People Affected by Leprosy by sponsoring them to learn a skill of their choice. The expected outcome is that the beneficiaries will be economically productive and will also be able to take care of their parents.

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5 Feb

Damien Foundation Genomics And Mycobacteria Research And Training Centre

This centre will strengthen genomics and mycobacteria research in Nigeria and also improve the diagnosis of TB and leprosy using the latest technology.

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5 Feb

Sanitation and Hygiene Program

We provide modern sanitary facilities and potable water at our supported leprosy settlements to prevent outbreaks of diseases associated with open defecation.

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5 Feb

Mobile Clinic Initiative

We make sure that the People Affected by Leprosy have access to quality health care by taking the clinic to their settlement. This we do because they mostly do not have access to primary health care or cannot afford the service due to their disabilities.

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5 Feb

Capacity Building Campaign

Damien Foundation conducts regular and systematic training on the diagnosis and management of TB and leprosy for various health personnel (doctors, nurses, and community-based organizations).

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5 Feb

Potable Water For All Initiative

According to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, billions of people around the world do not have access to drinkable water and basic hand washing facilities. DFB provides potable water and hand-washing facilities at our supported leprosy settlements and health facilities.

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5 Feb

New Toilets With Bathroom

Damien Foundation constructed a block of 6 toilets (with bathrooms) at the Iberekodo Leprosy Settlement, Abeokuta, Ogun State to cater for Persons Affected by Leprosy and their families. This will serve a population of over 100 residents of this settlement – 30 Persons Affected with Leprosy; 50 children; and their relatives. This project also comes with […]

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29 Jan

World Tuberculosis Day

Every year on March 24, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to promote public awareness of the disease’s health, social, and economic consequences, as well as to intensify our efforts to eradicate the disease.

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29 Jan

World Leprosy Day

We commemorate World Leprosy Day on the last Sunday of January. We seize this opportunity to celebrate people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness of the disease, and call for an end to leprosy-related stigma and discrimination.

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29 Jan

Our Strategic Vision

The fundamental purpose of the Damien Foundation is to have a world free of leprosy, tuberculosis, and other neglected poverty related diseases. As a member of the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP), the mission of our organization mirrors the ILEP’s Triple Zeros, which are: Zero transmission; Zero disabilities; Zero discrimination. Vision: “A future free […]

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