01132nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002900066653001100095653001400106653001200120653001500132653002400147653003000171653002600201100001500227245005300242300001000295490000700305520056400312022001400876       1989                            d  c1989 Jun10aBrazil10aHealth Status Indicators10aHumans10aIncidence10aleprosy10aPrevalence10aPrimary Health Care10aRegional Medical Programs10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aLombardi C00aHanseniasis control in São Paulo State, Brasil.  a14-310 v143 a<p>Socieconomic and sanitary characteristics of São Paulo State, where the Unified and Decentralized Health System (SUDS) is being developed, are described. SUDS basic strategy is the municipalization of primary health care. The Hanseniasis Control Program (GEPRO-hanseniasis), included in this context, is analysed under the point of view of administrative connections, objectives and performance. Special programs aiming at the absorption of new technology, such as multidrugtherapy and the early serological diagnosis of the disease, are also studied.</p>  a0100-3283