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Leprosy control strategies and the integration of health services: an international perspective

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J. Visschedijk, A. Engelhard, P. Lever, M. Aparecida de Faria Grossi, P. Feenstra

Over the past decades the number of new leprosy patients detected worldwide has been more or less stable (WHO, 2002). In 2001 more than 750,000 new patients were diagnosed (WHO, 2002). It is very likely that a significant number of new patients will continue to occur for many years. Hence, leprosy control activities should be sustained, and to guarantee sustainable leprosy services they should be integrated within the general health services (ILA, 2002).

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