@article{99723, keywords = {General Energy, Leprosy, NTD, Epidemiology, Endgame, Research}, author = {Crampin AC and Nyirenda M and Fine PEM}, title = {The leprosy endgame in Malawi: From leprosy control project to national public health resource}, abstract = {

Leprosy is in decline in most endemic countries around the world. A Lepra-supported project in Malawi has evolved over the last 50 years from a unit initially dedicated solely to the study of leprosy epidemiology and control, to one that can apply its expertise and experience in an ever-widening array of public health challenges. The ultimate result of this process, the reduction of leprosy to very low levels in Karonga (averaging only 1 case per year for the last decade, most of them from outside the district) and the evolution of a leprosy project into a major national resource for medical and public health research in Malawi, may serve as a model for how the leprosy endgame can be managed.

}, year = {2024}, journal = {Leprosy Review}, volume = {95}, pages = {2-6}, publisher = {Lepra}, issn = {2162-8807}, url = {https://leprosyreview.org/article/95/1/20-24007}, doi = {10.47276/lr.95.1.2}, language = {Eng}, }