01516nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653001200076653003100088653002400119100001600143245008300159856005900242300001100301490000700312050001600319520094900335022001401284       1994                            d  c1994 Dec10aGhana10aHumans10aleprosy10aPreventive Health Services10aPrimary Health Care1 aBainson K A00aIntegrating leprosy control into primary health care: the experience in Ghana.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1994/v65n4/pdf/v65n4a10.pdf  a376-840 v65  aBAINSON19943 a<p>Integration of leprosy control into primary health care is the most comprehensive and permanent system of delivering care to leprosy patients. But so far only a few countries have adopted this approach, largely on account of a fear of failure. Over the past decade Ghana has developed a model approach towards the transition from a vertical to an integrated programme. The highlights of our approach included the development of the leprosy service as part of the overall development of the health service, increasing capacity building for leprosy control at the district and subdistrict levels as well as the establishment of a regular and effective monitoring to identify and correct operational problems early. This paper describes the principles behind the integration, the strategies adopted and how they were implemented. It also includes the achievements made as well as the problems that were encountered and how they were solved.</p>  a0305-7518