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Simple interventions to support self-care can reduce their physical impacts, but little is known about how to address the psychosocial needs of people living with the diseases, and about how to scale-up morbidity reduction programs. EnDPoINT is a multistage implementation study designed to address these knowledge gaps by developing and evaluating a holistic care package that can be integrated into the Ethiopian health system. This article presents the quantitative results from the EnDPoINT pilot, in which the effectiveness of the care package was assessed in 251 participants from one district in northern Ethiopian using a pre-post design. Reductions 12 months after care package initiation were seen in attacks of acute adenolymphangitis (adjusted odds ratio for attack in last month 0.005; 95% CI 0.001, 0.02; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), lower limb and foot circumference (mean difference lower limb circumference \u22122.0 cm; 95% CI \u22122.3, \u22121.8; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001; foot circumference \u22122.3 cm; 95% CI \u22122.5, \u22122.0; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), and lymphedema stage (mean reduction in stage \u22120.27; 95% CI \u22120.37, \u22120.19; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Significant improvements were also observed in scores assessing disability, quality-of-life, depression, stigma, discrimination, and social support. 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