The leprosy endgame in Malawi: From leprosy control project to national public health resource

Summary Leprosy is in decline in most endemic countries around the world. A Lepra-supported project in Malawi has evolved over the last 50 years from a unit initially dedicated solely to the study of leprosy epidemiology and control, to one that can apply its expertise and experience in an ever-wide...

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Published inLeprosy review Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 2 - 6
Main Authors Crampin, A.C, Nyirenda, M, Fine, P.E.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published British Leprosy Relief Association 01.03.2024
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Control
Leprosy
Malawi
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Summary:Summary Leprosy is in decline in most endemic countries around the world. A Lepra-supported project in Malawi has evolved over the last 50 years from a unit initially dedicated solely to the study of leprosy epidemiology and control, to one that can apply its expertise and experience in an ever-widening array of public health challenges. The ultimate result of this process, the reduction of leprosy to very low levels in Karonga (averaging only 1 case per year for the last decade, most of them from outside the district) and the evolution of a leprosy project into a major national resource for medical and public health research in Malawi, may serve as a model for how the leprosy endgame can be managed. Keywords: Leprosy, NTD, epidemiology, endgame, research
ISSN:2162-8807
0305-7518
2162-8807
DOI:10.47276/lr.95.1.2