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The healthcare package included training patients in lower limb hygiene and skin care and provision of shoes, hygiene supplies and medication. The implementation activities included training events, workshops, awareness raising, self-help groups, supportive supervision, staff secondments and advisory board meetings. The cost of implementing the care package in Gusha cluster, with a population of 30\u00a0558 people, was 802\u00a0655 Ethiopian birr (ETB) (\u00a348\u00a0159) and the cost of delivering care to 235 participants was 204\u00a0388 ETB (\u00a312\u00a0263), or 870 ETB (\u00a352) per person. There was a 35% decrease in the mean disability scores (measured using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) and a 45% improvement in the dermatology-specific quality of life (measured using the Dermatology Life Quality Index) at the 3-month follow-up compared with baseline. 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