01781nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653004000070653001800110653001100128653001200139653002900151653001500180653002300195653002700218100001800245700001600263700001200279700002000291700001500311245010100326856005500427300001200482490000700494050002100501520093100522022001401453       2003                            d  c2003 Nov-Dec10aBrazil10aDelivery of Health Care, Integrated10aGlobal health10aHumans10aleprosy10aNational Health Programs10aPrevalence10aProgram evaluation10aQuality of Health Care1 aVisschedijk J1 aEngelhard A1 aLever P1 aFaria Grossi MA1 aFeenstra P00aLeprosy control strategies and the integration of health services: an international perspective.  uhttp://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csp/v19n6/a02v19n6.pdf  a1567-810 v19  aVISSCHEDIJK 20033 a<p>Integration of leprosy services into the general health services is regarded as the core strategy to ensure that leprosy control remains cost-effective and equitable, and, thus, sustainable in the coming years. In this article an extensive review is presented of the integration of leprosy services into the general health services. After the rationale of integration is discussed, the article highlights several recent developments within leprosy control and the health sector that are in support of the integration process. An overview is presented of recent experiences in countries that have already embarked on the integration process. Based on these experiences important lessons can be learned and incorporated into a model for the process of integration. This model, which is presented at the end of the article, will assist countries to successfully integrate leprosy services into the general health services.</p>  a0102-311X