Morbidity Management Unit for Filariasis

A significant proportion of the public health problem represented by lymphatic filariasis is due to impairment and disability related to lymphoedema (also known as elephantiasis), hydrocoele and ADL (acute attacks). Therefore, national programmes must focus on managing morbidity and preventing disability. Such activities will assist patients with chronic morbidity as a result of lymphatic filariasis and also improve preventive drug distribution coverage. Management of morbidity and prevention of disability in lymphatic filariasis require a broad strategy involving both secondary and tertiary prevention.

Learning Disability Assessment

Learning disabilities are brain-based disorders that impact how efficiently learning takes place. In children, learning disabilities may present in common areas of academics, but they can also emerge as attention issues, diminished social skills, and altered motor function. Living with a learning disability doesn’t indicate low intelligence. In fact, most people living with learning disabilities have average or above-average intelligence.

Club Foot Clinic

Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities usually present at birth (congenital) in which your baby's foot is twisted out of shape or position. In clubfoot, the tissues connecting the muscles to the bone (tendons) are shorter than usual. Clubfoot is a fairly common birth defect and is usually an isolated problem for an otherwise healthy newborn.

Clubfoot can be mild or severe. About half of children with clubfoot have it in both feet. If your child has clubfoot, it will make it harder to walk normally, so doctors generally recommend treating it soon after birth.