title: [Leprosy services following elimination in WPRO and SEARO regions].
abstract: The elimination of leprosy with the advent of multidrug therapy (MDT) is one of the success stories in public health. Elimination will be achieved in the regions of Western pacific and South-East Asia in near future. A biregional consultation between the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions was held in the end of 2004 in Manila, the Philippines. A strategy document was developed during the consultation, to sustain quality leprosy services in Asia and the Pacific beyond 2005, and to further reduce the leprosy burden. The main strategy involves timely detection of new cases, multidrug treatment, and the key element of integration of leprosy services into general health services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioregulation, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo. Japan. norishii@nih.go.jp
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents