Damien Foundation

A future free of Tuberculosis and Leprosy

Pioneer of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
management in Bangladesh

The foundation is active in 16 countries of the World

Fighting against Tuberculosis and Leprosy
for over FIVE decades.

Inbuilt quality control for diagnosis and treatment

Damien Foundation has inbuilt quality control system to support Diagnosis and patient centered care

Pioneer of DR-TB Research and Management

Pioneer and game changer organization for Drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) diagnosis and treatment services in Bangladesh and beyond

Research and Publications

Damien Foundation Bangladesh conducted operational researches to introduce eveidence-based care

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Districts Covered
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Million Population Covered

Achievement 2022

40,704

Tuberculosis Patients Treated
461

DR-TB Patients Treated
264

Leprosy Patients Treated

94
%

Success Rate of Tuberculosis
78
%

Success Rate of DR-TB
95
%

Success Rate of Leprosy

Damien Foundation, Bangladesh

Damien Foundation has been active in Bangladesh since 1972, initially in the field of Leprosy and since 1991, in the fight against Tuberculosis. The Foundation works in close collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) and National Leprosy Elimination Program (NLEP), the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Damien Foundation, a Belgian NGO founded in 1964, is dedicated to the fight against Leprosy and Tuberculosis.

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