01000nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001260003700042100001500079245007500094856005600169300001100225490001500236520058900251022001400840       2011                            d  c2011 DecbScieloaRio De Janeiro1 aSantos VSM00a[Philanthropy, government, and the fight against leprosy (1920-1945)].  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702011000500014    a253-740 v18 Suppl 13 a<p>The 1920s creation of Sociedades de Assistência aos Lázaros e Defesa Contra a Lepra under Brazil's First Republic (1889-1930) represented a milestone in relations between assistance organizations and the government. Although these organizations were at first autonomous decision-makers, their guidelines changed after they established closer relations with the government, which enacted reforms in policies to fight leprosy following the 1930 creation of the Ministry of Education and Public Health, especially during the long tenure of Minister Gustavo Capanema (1934-1945).</p>  a1678-4758