01968nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003300055653002000088653001100108653001200119653001200131653002900143653002400172100001300196700001100209700001600220700001300236700001600249700001300265700001200278245005700290300001100347490000700358520129900365022001401664       2002                            d  c2002 Aug10aCommunicable Disease Control10aHealth Services10aHumans10aleprosy10aMyanmar10aNational Health Programs10aProgram Development1 aHikita K1 aBaba H1 aHashiomto C1 aIshida Y1 aTaniguchi Y1 aHatano K1 aNagao E00a[Leprosy Control and Basic Health Services Project].  a201-100 v713 a<p>Many tropical and subtropical communicable diseases are prevalent in Myanmar still now. Leprosy also is not completely controlled in spite of making exertions by the Government of Myanmar and more than 10,000 new leprosy patients were detected every year. In response to the pressure of World Health Organization (WHO), the government of Myanmar declared to eliminate this disease by the end of 2003, and all vertical staff concerned with leprosy control program concentrate to reach the goal of elimination (Prevalence rate: less than 1.0 per 10,000 population). Leprosy Control and Basic Health Services Project will be carried out in the project sites for 5 years, that is, from April, 2000 to March, 2001. Project purpose that was mentioned in the PDM were to support the leprosy control programme in Myanmar through the strengthening of Basic Health Service system by conducting training activities and other diseases' control programmes such as TB and Measles, by fully utilizing the above training opportunities. The Project started to conduct the main activities from 2001 as follows, 1. BHS training 2. Training of microscopic diagnosis 3. Sewing training as one of social rehabilitations 4. Training of reconstructive surgery 5. Survey on disabilities of leprosy patients, etc.</p>  a1342-3681