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ZERO TRANSMISSION
Medical Technical 1 Applying epidemiological principles and methods Epidemiology and statistics of infectious diseases • Understand and use NTD indicators
- and Public Health • Organize, analyse and interpret data
expertise in Leprosy • Assist in the mapping of infectious diseases in the
and NTD territory (using GIS), and in analysing the data
2 Applying prevention strategies for leprosy and Pathology, clinical and psychosocial aspects of • Understand and use the soft-hard health tools to
other NTDs NTDs deal with prevention of diseases
• Encourage active case-finding
• Understand and assist in playful activities for
patients
• Support health teams in creating selfcare groups
3 Diagnosing and treating leprosy Pathology, clinical and psychosocial aspects of Understand and apply management of leprosy, its
leprosy treatment and rehabilitation options
4 Managing complications of leprosy (reaction Pathology, clinical and psychosocial aspects of Understand and apply management of leprosy, its
management, relapse case management) leprosy treatment and rehabilitation options
5 Relating appropriately to staff working in health Public health, health systems management, • Understand and use the concept and tools of the
services attending to leprosy patients and their social work, communication and behavior local programs
contacts change • Understand and align with the operation of the
local health network and the role of each health
professional
• Communicate effectively wih health service staff

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ZERO DISABILITY
Medical Technical - 1 Preventing disabilities due to leprosy and other Interventions, approaches and best practices Apply interventions, approaches, best practices for
and Rehabilitation NTDs for prevention of disabilities due to leprosy and prevention of disabilities due to leprosy and other
expertise in leprosy other NTDs NTDs
and NTD
2 Supporting patients with physical care •D
 imensions of disability (ICF framework) • Diagnose impairments and monitoring of
•W
 ound management, reconstructive surgery, development: eyes/hand/feet score/WHO
physiotherapy, self-care disability grading
• Assess disability on all dimensions
• Use : ENLIST ENL Severity Scale score (Medical
management)
• Recognise and treat reactions
• Assess nerve function and impairments
3 Supporting patients with social and socio- Rehabilitation methods, occupational therapy • Manage occupational therapy
economic care • Promote socio-economic activities to empower
persons affected
• Promote articulation with mental health and
social work sectors
• Form self care groups (SCGs)
4 Training health staff in PoD/self-care/patient PoD/self-care/patient interaction/follow-up/ • Motivate health staff members to qualify their
interaction/follow-up/engaging community engaging community health workers follow-up and evaluation
health workers • Train community health workers in leprosy, pre-
vention of disabilities and self-care
5 Motivating persons with disabilities to practice Role of and dealing with other stakeholders such • Use health education methods aiming to
self-care as family, community, DPO’s, health workers in motivate persons with disabilities to practice
PoD interventions self-care
• Motivation skills to motivate persons with
disabilities to practice self-care
Mental wellbeing 1 Applying mental wellbeing principles where MWB related to leprosy/NTDs
necessary in my work
2 Conducting mental health gap analysis for Mental health gap analysis, related to mental Use tools to assess MWB of persons affected e.g.
persons affected by leprosy/NTDs health of persons affected for baselines
3 Dealing with MWB issues of persons affected Existing interventions and approaches for MWB Provide or articulate access of persons affected to
of persons affected MWB services

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ZERO EXCLUSION
Inclusion of persons 1 Implementing inclusive projects focusing on • Inclusive development principles (such • Identify, mobilize and encourage partners (MoH,
affected empowerment of people with disabilities and as participation, inclusion, sustainability, DPOs, community volunteers, etc) to implement
leprosy with sustainability and intersectorial empowerment and its effects); inclusive development projects;
work •D  etailed comprehension of communities • Address the needs of people affected by
(attitudes and local beliefs), resources and leprosy and people with disabilities (such as
support; socioeconomic rehabilitation);
•M  odels of care for people with disabilities; • Promote inclusion of persons affected by
• International Classification of Functioning, disabilities
Disability and Health (ICF);
• E ffects of stigma for people with disabilities
and affected by leprosy.
2 Using participatory methods to identify needs • S trategies to assess needs (such as • Assess the needs of people affected;
and local barriers for inclusive development in participatory mapping); • Articulate networks in the community and with
communities •K  nowledge of participatory methods (mapping, other organisations in the territory;
needs assessment etc.): • Identify services provided by local organisations;
• Integration of inclusive practises; • Identify barriers that restrict access (physical,
• Instruments for data collection (such as social, attitudes, etc), beliefs and local practises
Salsa, P-Scale, EMIC and sociodemographic and vulnerable groups;
questionnaires) and measurement of indicators • Analyze the possibilities to improve inclusion
for participation/stigma (at community and/or country level), the
stakeholders involved (services/ministeries)
3 Strengthening organisations of people with • E mpowerment, inclusion and gender: what • Identify needs and opportunities;
disabilities, self-care and self-help groups works and what does not work; • E stablish channels of communication to sensitize,
• Inclusive practises; change behavior, motivate participation;
•A  pproaches for capacity building and support •P  lan activities with active participation of people
for self-care and self-help groups; with disabilities, their families and important
•A  pproaches to sensitize the community and members of the community
stimulate participation; • F acilitate creation of groups;
•R  ights of people of persons affected (as •M  otivate groups to discuss their challenges
defined in national legislation. but also (injustice, discrimination, etc) and possibilities;
knowledge of laws and treaties/conventions • S timulate debates and spaces to hear the
(national and international UN-conventions) community, with approaches that motivate
•K  nowledge of advocacy/lobby people affected to share their experiences;
•C  onduct trainings
•A  nalyze / set up lobby activities (message/
supporters/opponents/space to lobby etc) using
simple tools like 10 steps advocacy framework.
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CROSS-CUTTING ISSUE: REDUCING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION
Reducing stigma and 1 Apply, discuss and reflect about the concept of • T ypes of stigma, its sources and ways of • Understand and apply scientific knowledge about
discrimination stigma expression; different types of stigma in a transversal way,
•R  oles of professionals in several areas (health, reflecting about how to address cultural barriers
education, social assistance, etc) to reduce still experienced by people affected
stigma
2 Applying a broader concept of health, including • S ocial determinants of health; • Understand and apply a broader concept of
discussions about potencial factors related to •C  are/services network and referral possibilities health and its social determinants;
stigma (leprosy, race, gender, socioeconomic when needed • Broaden the scope of work beyond clinical
conditions, etc.) aspects;
• Identify needs/situations that demand referral
3 Applying techniques to assess psychosocial Validated instruments to assess stigma, social • Assess stigma and other psychosocial aspects
aspects related to leprosy participation and other evaluation tools for related to leprosy;
possible psychosocial impacts of leprosy • Broaden possibilities of intervention by using
scales to conduct situational diagnosis;
• Train professionals to use these instruments;
• Use approaches to listen to experiences related
by people affected
4 Developing strategies to reduce stigma • E ffects of stigma and discrimination in different • Develop strategies to reduce inequity in access
areas for people affected by leprosy (work, to health services because of stigma and due to
social interactions, etc.); other factors;
• L ink between mental well-being and stigma • Recognize potencial partners in the territory to
• S ocial services and equipments that can develop strategies;
support interventions in the territories; • Involve people affected by leprosy in approaches
• L evels of intervention to reduce the impact to reduce stigma;
of stigma (interpersonal, intrapersonal, • Develop strategies for mental well-being
community and others)

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ADVOCACY & INFLUENCING POLICIES
1 Advocating and lobbying with different actors •M
 ethods to develop advocacy strategies • Advocate and influence local, national and
•P
 ublic policy making and budgeting international levels for research, policies,
mechanisms upscaling, implementing, funding and other
•P
 olicy analysis purposes.
•C
 ollaboration with networks and partners • Build rapport with authorities and civil society
partners
• Analyse policies
• Collect data on stakeholders and relate them in
decision-making spaces
2 Sharing research and innovation results with Written and oral advocacy strategies • Translate research and innovation results into
policy makers policy brief
• Write and present policy brief
3 Adapting messages to target groups and lobby •C  urrent local, national and global policies, • Explain technical issues in an understandable
& advocacy needs budgets and legislation, way to different actors
• T endencies of thoughts (opponent arguments, • Prepare briefing notes, key messages, position
other allies, etc.) papers and counterarguments
• In-depth knowledge of evidences behind • Present ideas in clear and convincing way
messages • Adapt to situations as new evidences and
arguments appear
• Strengthen persons affected and/or their
organisations to express the advocacy message

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NETWORKING & RELATIONS BUILDING
1 Buiding and maintaining effective network with • E ssential upcoming opportunities for • Manage relationships and network with
relevant stakeholders networking persons affected, governments, civil society,
•R  elationship management leprosy networks, partners and private health
• Information about stakeholders in sector
organisations relevant for NLR • Plan before major events with key contacts to
• Institutional objectives approach and messages to convey
•C  riteria for opportunities for networking • Organise and manage network database

2 Relating appropriately to staff working in health •P  ublic health • Understand and use the concept and tools of
services attending to leprosy patients and their • Health systems management the local programs
contacts • Social work • Understand and align with the operation of
• Communication and behavior change the local health network and the role of each
health professional
• Communicate effectively wih health service
staff
3 Relating with authorities and services (national • Public health • Understand and use the concept and tools of
and lower) e.g. to promote guidelines, discuss • Health systems management the local programs
inter-departmental (combined) approaches • Social work • Understand and align with the operation of the
• Communication and behavior change local network and the role of each professional

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DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING
1 Writing intervention concepts and intervention • S tructure of standard intervention concepts • Write well for different audiences
project proposals and proposals, meaning of each heading Develop intervention project idea and define
• Theory of Change goals, objectives and indicators
• Scientific communication • Include Theory of Change components

2 Writing reports Structure of a good report, meaning of each Write clear reports
heading
3 Writing stories of success or challenge and mes- • S torytelling • Write well to attract the attention of target
sages for social media and providing photos and • S ocial media practises public
videos •B  asic photography and videography • Write stories and messages aroung the Single
Overriding Communication Objective (SOCO)
• Make good pictures and videos through mobile
phone
4 Writing scientific manuscripts for publication in • Manuscript submissions Make manuscript or draft/write report
scientific journals or other relevant platforms for • Peer review process Review literature
dissemination
5 Using MS Word, Excel and Power Point Important functions and features of each Use the softwares effectively
software

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TRAINING & PRESENTING
1 Presenting research results, studies,conept • S cientific communication • Use appropriate level and language to
notes, proposals, progress reports, data and • E ffective communication communicate according to the target public
activities developed by NLR to lay audiences (e.g.: direct beneficiaries and community
members)
• Organize relevant topics and structure
messages
• Use body language, tone of voice and props to
communicate well
2 Presenting scientific outcomes/paper to groups • S cientific communication • Summarize information
of experts • Effective communication • Explain purposes, objectives and conclusions of
a research
• Relate research outcomes to practical needs in
the field
• Make graphs and tables that effectively
communicate the intended message
• Tailor the message to the needs and knowledge
level of a particular audience
3 Developing training modules on leprosy •C  urrent research and themes related to leprosy • Provide updates about protocols, news on
(chemoprophylaxis, diagnosis, treatment, leprosy enviroment
relapse, failure, disabilities, mental health) • Search and evaluate elements from scientific
•P  articipatory needs-based training literature
methodologies • Apply participatory needs-based training
methodologies
4 Delivering trainings • Training facilitation Practise participatory needs-based training
• Broad-based and cross-disciplinary techniques
knowledge acquisition
5 Evaluating training and monitoring impacts • Monitoring and feedback approaches • Create feedback and evaluation and monitoring
• Feedback approaches and evaluating methods forms to identify acceptance, learning, results
(e.g. Kirkpatrick’s assessment method) for and impacts from training (e.g. create forms
activities and impacts before and after training to evaluate the
activities) and respond adequately
• Train and supervise on the job

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION (1)
1 Developing concept notes, research proposals, •C  urrent themes on leprosy and related fields • Search and evaluate scientific literature
research protocols • S tructure of standard research concepts and • Conduct meta analysis
proposals • Make situational analysis and prioritize the
•M  eaning of each heading need to start developing a plan
• L iterature search • Formulate scientifically answerable research
•R  esearch questions and research designs questions and testable hypotheses
•P  rinciples of sample size and sample • Define goals, objectives and indicators
calculations • Determine methodology and define data needs
•D  ata collection methods • Analyse log frame
• E thical aspects of research • Calculate sample sizes
• Coordinate the development of a research
proposal involving stakeholders
2 Coollecting and managing data •D  ata collection software and platforms • Design data collection forms and databases
• Methods of data collection e.g. interviews • Use software to clean and explore data and to
• Data storage (including safety and ethical deal with missing data
issues) • Carry out interviews and use other quantitative
• Data cleaning and qualitative data collection methods
• Data sharing
3 Using quantitive research methods •D  escriptive statistics • Use statistical software to produce descriptive
• S tatistical procedures related to research statistics and to conduct appropriate statistical
questions procedures to answer the research question
•M  ultivariate analysis methods • Use statistical software to use multivariate
Statistical data packages such as EpiInfo, analysis methods
Stata, R, SPSS and others
4 Using qualitative research methods • Qualitative data collection methods • Use qualitative data collection methods
• Qualitative data analysis methods • Use manual and computer-assistive qualitative
analysis methods
5 Analysing and interpreting research data Interpretation of statistical tests and qualitative Analyse research data and display results in an
analyses optimal way for interpretation

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION (2)
6 Leading and managing research teams •H  uman resources management strategies and • Organize and manage day-to-day operations
approaches Lead, mentor and supervise staff and
• Research project management collaboration at local, institutional, regional
• Situational Leadership and national levels to achieve research
outcomes
• Train and mentor students, trainees and junior
members
• Establish network and collaborations
• Plan and manage activities based in results,
time management and problem solving
7 Conducting operational research (research in • Epidemiology • Apply the methods of operational research at
interventions) • Social sciences in health the health services
• Apply monitoring and evaluation tools
8 Adapting existing solutions • Behavioural Change
• Organisational processes
• Decision making tools
9 Inventing new approaches, services and products Design thinking processes and approaches • Apply user-centred design methods and tools
to develop an invention;
• Plan and guide the creative process;test
prototypes and solutions

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MENTORING & COACHING
1 Mentoring: sharing your greater knowledge to • T heory and practice of learning • Teach/share knowledge effectively
support the development of an inexperienced •M  entoring and coaching principles and • Support the learning process by asking
member of staff methods concerning: establishing and questions, active listening, providing feedback,
maintaining a relationship of trust, helping clarifying and solve-ing issues, guiding and
the individual set and stick to objectives, (when necessary) redirecting the learning
facilitating learning and results, helping the process
individual create and use supportive systems
and structures

2 Coaching: guiding an individual in a non-directive • T heory and practice of learning Support the learning process by asking
way in improving performance and professional • Mentoring and coaching principles and questions, active listening, providing feedback,
development methods concerning: establishing and clarifying and solve-ing issues, guiding and (when
maintaining a relationship of trust, helping necessary) redirecting the learning process
the individual set and stick to objectives,
facilitating learning and results, helping the
individual create and use supportive systems
and structures

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PUBLIC HEALTH (1)
1 Assessing and analysing population health and • Epidemiology • Design and use assessment and data collection
health systems •Q ualitative and quantitative methods of tools
research Determinants of health • Identify, analyse and interpret data Appraise
research and reports
• Write reports and assessments
2 Understanding and applying public health •D  emography • Understand and operate with the health
sciences to practice • Local health systems and epidemiological system structure, its governance and funding
features Social and political context mechanisms and how health-care services are
• Environmental health organized
• Drug resistance • Use vital statistics and health indicators
effectively to increase knowledge and generate
evidence about population health, including
within at-risk and vulnerable groups
• Properly take into consideration potential risks
and unintended effects of interventions
• Turn data into information for action
• Support decision-making based on evidence
• Advice to improve quality and impact of health
related interventions
3 Developing and evaluating programs and polices • E pidemiology • Develop and write policy papers
• S ocial and behavioural sciences • Apply program design techniques
• Impact monitoring and management • Compare health and social service delivery
frameworks systems
•R  elevant international and local laws, • Plan interventions
regulations, public health agendas • Monitor and evaluate program results

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PUBLIC HEALTH (2)
4 Promoting health and preventing diseases •B
 ehavioural change communication • Use evidence-based methods
•H
 uman rights principles and approaches • Use a variety of communication channels
•C
 ultural and social context • Develop culturally-sensitive and targeted
messages and approaches
• Use intersectoral approaches
• Apply social participation and citizens’
empowerment approaches
5 Financial Planning and Managing health systems •H  ealth economics Develop programs’ budgets, negotiate contracts
• Financial analysis methods (cost-effectiveness, and agreements, analyse systems and programs
cost-benefit analysis) from an economic point of view
• Human resources for health principles and
frameworks
• Supply chain