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The key elements of
the strategy are:
 Strengthening integration of leprosy services
into the general health system through capacity building of programme
managers and general health staff at various levels, to enable them to
provide quality leprosy services;
Sustaining quality leprosy services by
ensuring timely case detection, quality of diagnosis and treatment,
prevention and efficient management of
disabilities and achieving high cure rates;
Supporting intensified activities in countries
or areas within countries which are high endemic or areas or population
groups which are underserved;
Providing free supply of MDT to all countries
of the Region and assist the countries in MDT stock and supply management;
Ensuring effective supervision, monitoring and
evaluation;
Supporting IEC/advocacy activities in order to
further increase awareness on leprosy and reduce the stigma associated with
it;
Strengthening and promoting partnerships, and
Promoting research aimed at improved tools,
better approaches and cost-effective implementation.
The strategy would allow sufficient flexibility for
adoption of innovative approaches, adaptation to local conditions, and
improved implementation process.
Future of Leprosy
Elimination:
During the period 2006-2010, even with
sustained elimination at national levels, about 150 – 200,000 new cases are
expected to be detected annually in the Region; nearer 2010, the figure is
expected to be around 100,000;
In addition, a substantial number of cured
persons with disabilities will continue to need care and rehabilitative
services, and
In view of the low endemic situation in most
countries, there is a risk of declined political commitment, decreased
resources and insufficient capacity for timely detection and treatment of
cases.
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