Geographic Area:

Entire Egypt

Area of Development:

Social and human development

Sector:

Health

Executive body:

DGCS

Institutional counterpart:

Ministry of Health

Other funding parties:

-

Beneficiaries:

Patients of leprosy and groups at risk

Period of implementation:

2003 - 2004

Amount and nature of the finance:

158,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention:

Capacity building and training

Objective:

Eliminating the incidence of leprosy

Description of the project:

The project aims at eliminating leprosy in the country through the timely identification of potential cases, cure and prevention.