01827nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653002400070653001100094653003000105653001800135653001200153653001800165100001100183245009500194856004900289300001000338490000700348050001400355520120200369022001401571       2003                            d  c2003 Mar-Apr10aBrazil10aGovernment Agencies10aHumans10aInternational Cooperation10aLatin America10aleprosy10aOrganizations1 aKalk A00a[Cooperation between an NGO and "host" states in the control of leprosy in Latin America].  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/csp/v19n2/15432.pdf  a663-60 v19  aKALK 20033 a<p>The proliferation of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can be considered the result of the inability of the current democratic system to perform all the tasks desired by its citizens. Although NGOs often do quite positive work, they tend to diminish governmental power and are capable of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. In this context, there are efforts to control their activities, and this control can produce both negative effects (blocking the defense of human rights) and positive ones (correcting the lack of coordination in the work by NGOs). NGOs working with the control of leprosy have a long history of cooperation with "host" states in Latin America. In the worst cases they work in a vacuum left by the state. In a country like Brazil, where the government prioritizes the control of Hansen disease and community participation in the political process - NGOs generally work "in harmony" with national authorities. The most useful contribution to state efforts has been the technical and financial support for training health personnel, supervision, and awareness-raising campaigns. Thus, the NGO becomes "quasi-governmental" in performing its tasks.</p>  a0102-311X