Training course on leprosy for dermatologists was held in Yangzhou Prefecture on April 14

Invited by Yangzhou Prefecture Bureau of Health and Center for Disease Control, NCLC sent a leprosy expert, Prof. Li Wenzhong, to Yanzhou City, Yangzhou Prefecture to present basic knowledge and skills on leprosy to dermatologists from Yangzhou Prefecture.

The course were organized by Yangzhou Prefecture Bureau of Health and co-organized by Yangzhou Prefecture Center for Disease Control with a purpose of improving awareness, knowledge and skills on leprosy among dermatologist in Yangzhou Prefecture. A total number of 74 dermatologists, surgeons and neurologists from general health services attended the training course. Prof. Li Wenzhong presented the leprosy situation to participants firstly. Using many vivid photos with basic leprosy characteristics, Prof. Li Wengzhong also presented knowledge and skill in leprosy diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment to all the participants. In order to show the similarity and difference of leprosy and other skill diseases, Prof. Li Wenzhong also showed some photos of other skin diseases to participants.

YangZhou Prefecture was a leprosy historic high endemic. The misdiagnosis of leprosy during the first visit of leprosy patients was quite high in recently years with an increasing trend. Hopefully, the training course will help to increase the awareness and knowledge of leprosy among dermatologists, surgeons and neurologists.

Thanks for China-NLR (Netherlands Leprosy Relief) Project for their essential financial and technical support to make the training course successful.