01103nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653002400042653001200066653002200078653001200100653002100112100001100133700001000144700001300154245008600167856005600253300001000309490000600319050001400325520054600339       2007                            d10aPrimary Health Care10aNigeria10aMultidrug therapy10aleprosy10aFull text online1 aUdoh N1 aUmo A1 aIkorok M00aINTEGRATION OF LEPROSY CONTROL WITH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE  uhttp://www.ibommedicaljournal.com/vol_2_pg23-27.pdf  a23-270 v2  aUDOH 20073 a<p>Arguments have been advanced that with declining prevalence and shortened duration of treatment, leprosy could, and should be integrated into the primary health care system. This paper examines the feasibility of such integration from the Nigerian perspective. Emphasis is placed on retraining and re-orientation of existing staff in the primary health care department and the use of locally available and acceptable technology especially in the area of supply of equipment. The need for continuous supply of drugs is also stressed.</p>