01546nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001400055653003300069653004000102653002000142653002000162653001100182653001000193653001200203653002900215653002100244653002400265653001800289100001800307245007600325300001000401490000800411050001900419520080400438022001401242       2006                            d  c2006 Dec10aAwareness10aCommunicable Disease Control10aDelivery of Health Care, Integrated10aFamily Practice10aHealth Planning10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aNational Health Programs10aPrivate Practice10aProgram Development10aPublic health1 aBarkakaty B N00aHow can the private practitioners support leprosy elimination in India.  a673-40 v104  aBARKAKATY 20063 a<p>The private providers especially private practitioners are the first contact points for any types of ailments both in the urban and rural situations. From 2001 onwards, the services for National Leprosy Eradication changed to integrated system involving general healthcare system. Special emphasis is laid on correct diagnosis of leprosy cases before declaring and putting them under multidrug therapy. The government doctors were provided repeated training for this capacity building to diagnose and manage all diagnosed cases. Government of India also arranged practice of giving orientation programme to the private practitioners through IMA in the year 2004-05. The private practitioners can support the programme through case diagnosis, continuation of treatment and spreading awareness.</p>  a0019-5847