01147nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003000059653001100089653001000100653001200110653002600122100001300148700001200161245005400173300001100227490000700238050003200245520063800277022001400915       1993                            d  c1993 Jul-Sep10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aRetrospective Studies1 aBharti R1 aSaini R00aImproving NLEP performance in a low endemic area.  a327-320 v65  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>New innovative strategies of the medical officer of an upgraded urban leprosy centre of a low endemic state (Punjab) resulted in an increase in new case detection by seventy-four percent. Indigenous patients were much more regular than immigrant patients in colonies. The number of new indigenous punjabi patients has not shown any decline in last one decade, probably because of deficiencies in the functioning of NLEP. It is suggested that improved case detection by adopting strategies used by the authors and restricting free migration of untreated and partially treated patients would help in achieving the goals of NLEP.</p>  a0254-9395