01315nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002600055653001100081653001000092653001200102653002300114653001900137100001500156245008000171300001100251490000600262520082700268022001401095       1996                            d  c1996 Aug10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aReligious Missions10aUnited Kingdom1 aBanerjee A00aDr Robert Greenhill Cochrane CMG MD FRCP DTM&H: leprologist par excellence.  a137-400 v43 a<p>Dr Robert Cochrane devoted his entire working life to the study and control of leprosy. Most of his working life was spent in India, with interludes in Britain and East Africa. He initiated epidemiological surveys of leprosy, was instrumental in the introduction of sulphones for the definitive therapy of the disease, and contributed significantly to the development of rehabilitation programmes for sufferers from the disease. He campaigned actively for altering social attitudes to leprosy and latterly was in favour of replacing the often pejorative term with that of Hansen's disease. A devout Christian, he believed strongly in setting an example for others as an important means of introducing them to Christianity. At the same time, he was not a taciturn individual and had a well developed sense of humour.</p>  a0967-7720