TY - RPRT KW - Urogenital problems KW - Mass drug administration KW - Management KW - Lymphedema KW - Lymphatic filariasis KW - Grading KW - Elephantiasis AB -

This training module on the treatment and prevention of lymphoedema due to lymphatic filariasis (LF) consists of two separate parts: Part 1 (this part), the Learner’s Guide, contains all the technical information needed by health workers involved in disability alleviation and prevention. Part 2, the Tutor’s Guide, outlines the main learning points and provides guidance on the learning process for those responsible for conducting training programmes. This document is part of a series on several topics related to lymphatic filariasis that will be produced by the World Health Organization to assist national elimination programmes on the different aspects of the disease.

BT - Part 1. Learner’s Guide CY - Geneva LA - eng N2 -

This training module on the treatment and prevention of lymphoedema due to lymphatic filariasis (LF) consists of two separate parts: Part 1 (this part), the Learner’s Guide, contains all the technical information needed by health workers involved in disability alleviation and prevention. Part 2, the Tutor’s Guide, outlines the main learning points and provides guidance on the learning process for those responsible for conducting training programmes. This document is part of a series on several topics related to lymphatic filariasis that will be produced by the World Health Organization to assist national elimination programmes on the different aspects of the disease.

PB - World Health Organization PP - Geneva PY - 2001 EP - 87 p. T2 - Part 1. Learner’s Guide TI - Lymphoedema staff mannual: treatment and prevention of problems associated with lymphatic filariasis. UR - http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/67224/1/WHO_CDS_CPE_CEE_2001.26a.pdf SN - WHO/CDS/CPE/CEE/2001.26a ER -