01661nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003300055653003000088653003000118653002100148653001100169653003000180653002300210653001200233653003100245653001700276653003300293653003000326100001100356700001300367700001200380700001400392700001200406245006300418300001000481490000700491520082300498022001401321       2010                            d  c2010 Feb10aCommunicable Disease Control10aCommunity Health Services10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHealth Education10aHumans10aInternational Cooperation10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMedically Underserved Area10aPatient Care10aPractice Guidelines as Topic10aWorld Health Organization1 aMori S1 aSuzuki K1 aBarua S1 aNagaoka Y1 aIshii N00a[Future strategies for global leprosy control, 2011-2015].  a53-730 v793 a<p>The main principles of leprosy control, based on timely detection of new cases and their treatment with effective chemotherapy in the form of multidrug therapy, will not change over the coming years. The emphasis will remain on sustaining the provisions for quality patient care that are equitably distributed, affordable and easily accessible. The Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy: 2011-2015 together with the updated Operational Guidelines of the Enhanced Global Strategy. The Strategy will require endorsement and commitment from everyone working towards the common goal of reducing the disease burden due to leprosy and its detrimental physical, social and economic consequences in order to move closer to achieving the common dream of "world without leprosy".</p>  a1342-3681