Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF ISABELA ILAGAN CITY OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER I LEPROSY ELIMINATION PROGRAM. November 17, 2020 CITY / MUNICIPAL HEALTH OFFICERS, Province of Isabela thru: Leprosy Elimination Program Coordinator Dear Doctor, Greetings! Eliminating leprosy as a public health problem will not mark the end of leprosy work. A considerable amount of work will go on, particularly in the field of disability prevention, rehabilitation and in ensuring maintenance of skills for diagnosing and treating the small number of new cases that will occur. Our province achieved the goal of leprosy elimination as a public health problem. In the prevalence rate (PR) of less than 1 case / 10,000 population in the year 2019. To ensure the continues service delivery in the program, may I request from your health office for an inventory of commodities, supplies for skin microscopy, and list of trained and untrained staff in the Leprosy Elimination Program. Attached with this letter is the inventory form. Kindly fill up and retum thr email at ipho_isabela@yahoo.com on or before November 23, 2020. ‘Thank you very much and more power. Sincerely, NELSON 0. PAGUIRIGAN, MD, MHA) MSPH, FPSMS Provincia) Health Officer IT