01355nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001100066653001200077653000900089653001400098100001700112245006600129856005900195300001000254490000700264050003200271520082000303022001401123       1989                            d  c1989 Mar10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aSri Lanka1 aDewapura D R00aThe current state of leprosy control activities in Sri Lanka.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1989/v60n1/pdf/v60n1a06.pdf  a39-440 v60  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In Sri Lanka the overall prevalence of leprosy was 0.14 per 1000 population and the incidence 0.07 per 1000 population at the end of 1987. Although the endemicity is low in the island, disease transmission has not yet been achieved as the annual detection of new cases and the child rate has been gradually rising. The major activities of the leprosy control programme are case-finding, treatment and defaulter retrieval, health education, rehabilitation and training. The field programme is implemented through 15 specially trained paramedical workers. In addition there are 5 medical officers attached to the Anti-leprosy Campaign. The Director of the Anti-leprosy Campaign is in overall charge of the National Leprosy Programme and is also project manager for the Sri Lanka Emmaus Leprosy Control Project.</p>  a0305-7518