title: Leprosy control through multidrug therapy (MDT).
abstract: Multidrug therapy (MDT) is a major advance in leprosy control and has raised hopes among patients, health workers, and programme managers alike. Where its implementation is vigorous and sustained, the results are extremely gratifying; but problems, both technical and operational, need to be constantly reviewed and solutions found. The opportunities to markedly reduce leprosy in the next decade are immense, but it remains to be seen whether these opportunities are utilized so that leprosy will ultimately be eliminated as a public health problem.
authors.affiliation: Leprosy Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Noordeen
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents