01291nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653003300051653002500084653003100109653003000140653001100170653002300181653001200204653001500216653001800231653003000249100001700279245005300296856008300349300001000432490000700442520056200449022001401011       1991                            d  c199110aCommunicable Disease Control10aDeveloping countries10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aPrevalence10aPublic health10aWorld Health Organization1 aNoordeen S K00aLeprosy control through multidrug therapy (MDT).  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2393104/pdf/bullwho00048-0004.pdf  a263-90 v693 a<p>Multidrug therapy (MDT) is a major advance in leprosy control and has raised hopes among patients, health workers, and programme managers alike. Where its implementation is vigorous and sustained, the results are extremely gratifying; but problems, both technical and operational, need to be constantly reviewed and solutions found. The opportunities to markedly reduce leprosy in the next decade are immense, but it remains to be seen whether these opportunities are utilized so that leprosy will ultimately be eliminated as a public health problem.</p>  a0042-9686