An interview with leading leprosy disability expert, Jannine Ebenso
Jannine Ebenso, Head of Quality Assurance at The Leprosy Mission International has over 30 years of experience within the leprosy sector. In that time she has seen how our understanding and treatment of leprosy-related disabilities has changed and how it has stayed the same. This video gives you an insight into what you need to know.
Jannine considers advances in technology, orthotics, care integration, self-care groups, and mental health.
Over her 30+ years of experience, Jannine has seen how our understanding of disability has evolved into something far more holistic and far better than what we once knew.
In this video, Jannine unpacks what disability really means, going beyond the most basic explanations and looking at disability on a conceptual level.
She considers what this means for persons affected by leprosy as we consider disability as a personal, a practical, and a human rights issue.
Here, Jannine looks at what to expect in the field of leprosy disabilities in the years to come.
She considers how we can prevent nerve damage, grow our understanding of disability as a human rights issue, and, improve wound care.
