Leprosy Training Module for Medical Officers

2. Treatment Record ( L. F. 02 )
• It should be kept in a register form at all health facilities from where MDT
services are being provided.
• At first, Patient Card is prepared by the Medical Officer diagnosing the case
of Leprosy. The information will thereafter be filled up in the treatment
record.
• The annual serial number will also be available from this register. The
registration number will be changed every year, starting from 01 on first April
of the fiscal year ( for example, 1 st April, 2003 to 31 st March, 2004 ).
• The Medical Officer of health institution can give this responsibility to one of the
general health care staff working at the health centre.
• The information entered should be exactly similar to the one recorded in the
Patient Card.
• It is quite essential to update this treatment record every month.
• This treatment record will be retained at health institutions for future
reference.
3. MDT Drug Stock Register ( L. F. 03 )
• This is to be maintained in all health institutions where MDT services are
provided.
• Separate pages should be used for each of the four types of MDT blister
packs, for example, MB ( Adult ), MB ( Child ), PB ( Adult ), PB ( Child ).
• The Medical Officer of health institution can give the responsibility to
maintain this record to one of the general health care staff.
• Monthly update of this register is necessary.
• Drug stock records are important documents and hence, should not be
changed annually. Same register can be used for a number of years.
• The record will be retained in health institution for future reference.
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