01219nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001800055653001100073653003000084653001200114653002900126653001500155653001700170653003000187100001300217700001400230700001100244700001200255245005100267300001000318490000700328520060400335022001400939       2009                            d  c2009 Feb10aGlobal health10aHumans10aInternational Cooperation10aleprosy10aNational Health Programs10aRegistries10aTime Factors10aWorld Health Organization1 aSuzuki K1 aNagaoka Y1 aMori S1 aIshii N00a[Global leprosy situation, beginning of 2008].  a25-340 v783 a<p>The epidemiological situation of leprosy is reported by the health division of each country to WHO. The reported data is collected by WHO and is immediately run on the Weekly Epidemiological Record. On this latest edition, data from the beginning of 2008 was reported. In almost all of the highly endemic countries, control activities have been integrated within the general healthcare system. However, maintaining political interest and mobilizing the necessary funds to implement activities in the field are challenges for many national programmes as the burden of disease declines further.</p>  a1342-3681