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Leprosy Detection Rate, 2006
This map (depicted on a PowerPoint slide) shows the detection rate for new leprosy cases in 23 countries of the Americas during the year 2006.
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Situation Report: Leprosy in the Americas, 2007
This 11-page report offers data on the current situation of leprosy (Hansen's disease, hanseniasis) in the Americas, with a data table on 26 countries, a map showing detection rates, and sections with country information on Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Paraguay, Santa Lucía, and Venezuela.
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Leprosy in Cuba
This PowerPoint presentation of 39 slides describes the current situation of leprosy in Cuba and the efforts being made to detect, treat, and eliminate the disease. It describes how services are organized and offers statistical information and a map showing incidence in the different parts of the country.
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Leprosy in Ecuador, 2006
Ecuador was the first country in the Americas to reach the goal of elimination of leprosy as a public-health problem. This nine-page country profile gives a good accounting of the progress made in recent decades as well as current challenges, with a series of illustrative graphs and maps.
lep-ecu.doc
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Global Leprosy Situation, 2006
This 8-page article from the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record provides an overview of the current situation of leprosy (Hansen's disease) in the world: introduction, data table for endemic countries, leprosy burden, and conclusion.
WHO/WER
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Leprosy Cases in Brazil Drop by 24.27% in Two Years
On 26 January 2005 in Brasilia, the President Lula devoted part of his agenda to a meeting with the Movement of Reintegration of People Affected by Hansen’s Disease (MORHAN, the main NGO), attended by representatives of the Ministry of the Health, the National Program to Eliminate Hansen’s Disease and PAHO/WHO (a collaborator in this campaign). The main objective of the meeting was to analyze the tremendous progress made over the past two years in the effort to eliminate Hansen’s disease as a public-health problem, to improvements made to the quality of life of those who have been affected by leprosy, and in initiatives to fight discrimination against those who have the disease.
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Leprosy Situation: Region of the Américas, beginning of 2006
This data table shows the regional situation of leprosy in the Americas, per country, organized by prevalence as of end of 2005 and the number of new cases reported in 2005, new MB cases, new cases among women, new cases among children, new grade 2 disability cases, and relapses.
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Leprosy Detection Rate 2005
This map shows the leprosy detection rate for 17 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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lep-detec-2005.pdf
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Status of Leprosy in the Region of the Americas
This fact sheet describes and illustrates the current situation for leprosy (Hansen's disease) in the Region of the Americas, in a context of eliminating the disease as a public-health problem and the reduction in its incidence resulting from the use of multidrug therapy (MDT). It contains a table with data from the countries and a map showing leprosy prevalence, as well as a summary of current activities and challenges.
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Global Leprosy Situation 2004
This 7-page article from the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record summarizes the situation of leprosy in the world in 2004, complete with tabulated data by WHO Region and country and with updates of the latest in leprosy elimination.
WHO/WER 80 (13)
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Leprosy Detection Rate 2004
This map shows the detection rate for leprosy for 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
lep-detec-2004.htm
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Ministry of Health of Brazil Launches Instrument to Monitor Leprosy in Each State: The Charters of Elimination
The 21st of October, 2004, was a very special day: the Brazilian government launched its "Charters of Elimination," a powerful instrument for monitoring leprosy elimination. The Minister of Health delivered the letter to each of the 27 states. Along with the summary, this page provides links to the Brazilian website with full details.
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Sixth Meeting of the WHO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the Elimination of Leprosy (Geneva, 9–10 February 2004)
Since 1985, global prevalence of leprosy has declined by about 90%; and more than 13 million patients have been cured with WHO-recommended MDT. The strategy has been applied with full political and professional commitment in all endemic countries, resulting in the attainment of the global target of less than one case per every 10,000 inhabitants by the end of 2000. It has also helped to focus special attention on countries with a high disease burden. The meeting was attended by national program representatives from
Brazil, India, Nepal, and Tanzania, reported on the situation in their country. This page offers access to the report with full details on the current situation and actions being taken, with embedded chapter links and four country studies (including the Brazilian case).
lep-tag-6th-mtg-2004.htm
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Leprosy Elimination Monitoring (LEM) in Brazil, 2003
The present publication is a contribution of PAHO-Brazil in conjunction with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims to improve and promote access to nationwide information on leprosy (Hansen's disease). The reported data resulted from the LEM exercise undertaken in the 27 Brazilian states during June and August 2003 by technicians from two PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers in Brazil: Lauro de Souza Lima Institute and Alfredo da Mata Foundation. This page offers access to an abstract, an executive summary, the full-text report (complete with tables and figures), the LEM guide, and other useful links on leprosy.
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Reports from the Brazilian States for Leprosy Elimination Monitoring (LEM) 2003
This page offers access to the reports from the Brazilian states resulting from LEM 2003, an independent formal evaluation with standard indicators developed by WHO for collecting data to complement routine information systems and to allow for greater detail with regard to health services, quality of care offers, and access to multidrug therapy (MDT) at the local, state, and national levels. The page also lists the WHO standard indicators used in this exercise.
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Leprosy in Brazil: Epidemiology and Social Aspects
This presentation of 40 PowerPoint slides focuses on the epidemiological and social aspects of leprosy in Brazil, complete with maps, geographical information and a photo gallery of the patients themselves, addressing the problems they face in the community (with a call for community involvement in local detection and treatment programs and strong popular campaigns to combat the negative image and stigma associated with this disease).
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