Global leprosy elimination: time to change more than the elimination target date

Global leprosy elimination: time to change more than the elimination target date.

espite the World Health Assem-bly's enthusiastic adoption in 1991 of a resolution to " eliminate leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000 " , it remains an important cause of global chronic neurological disability. 1 The optimistic belief that leprosy could be conquered despite a limited understanding of its epidemiology was principally based on the availability of effective multidru...

Dermatologist's role in leprosy elimination/ post-elimination.

We believe that NGOs, engaged in leprosy control in metropolitan cities where there are many dermatologists in medical colleges, or in private practice, have a special responsibility in implementing leprosy work in an integrated manner. It may be worthwhile narrating the experience of over 3 decades of the Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP) as the Project has been constantly striving to practise all ...

The quest for the global elimination of leprosy.

Role of dermatologist in leprosy elimination and post-elimination era.

India is a country where leprosy has been endemic for many decades. There is no doubt that due to concerted efforts of dedicated dermatologists and leprologists, it has been possible to reach the target of elimination in the year 2005. In India, leprosy services have been delivered through specialized vertical setup for about 50 years. However, in the postelimination era, with a low prevalence ...

Stop TB and Leprosy Elimination

8 T TB continues to cause immense suffering in the Western Pacific Region. In 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, nearly 2 million new cases of tuberculosis were reported and more than 300 000 people died from the disease. The HIV/AIDS epidemic and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are increasing threats to tuberculosis control. WHO is collaborating with Member States ...