Leprosy - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年1月27日 · Leprosy is curable and treatment in the early stages can prevent disability. Apart from the physical deformity, persons affected by leprosy also face stigmatization and discrimination. Scope of the problem. Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) which still occurs in more than 120 countries, with more than 200 000 new cases reported ...
Leprosy WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月5日 · Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and the eyes. Leprosy is curable and treatment in the early stages can prevent disability.
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Recent strategies to eliminate leprosy promote combating stigma and discrimination, including persons affected by leprosy, building partnerships and coalitions of relevant stakeholders, and increased ownership by countries. In 2023, 184 countries, areas and territories shared information on leprosy, accounting for 182 815 new cases, of which 72 ...
Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update, 2021: moving towards ...
2022年9月8日 · Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Since the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT), the registered prevalence has decreased substantially, from more than 5 million cases in the 1980s to 133 802 cases in 2021. New cases continued to occur, however, indicating continuing transmission of infection. Screening of …
Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy
2018年10月6日 · The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries. The target audience of this document includes policy-makers in leprosy or infectious diseases in the ministries of health (especially but not …
Jordan becomes first country to receive WHO verification for ...
2024年9月19日 · “Jordan’s elimination of leprosy is an achievement that will transform the discourse around this age-old, stigmatizing disease,” said WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy. “As the first country to achieve this target globally, Jordan stands as an inspiration to other countries, encouraging them to enhance ...
Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update, 2023: Elimination of …
2024年9月12日 · In May 1991, the 44th World Health Assembly, adopted a resolution urging Member States to accelerate efforts towards elimination of leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000. Most countries had achieved this target by 2010. The Global leprosy strategy 2021–2030, a constituent of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) road map 2021–2030, calls …
Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update, 2022: new paradigm – …
2023年9月14日 · Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Since the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT), the registered prevalence has decreased substantially, from more than 5 million cases in the 1980s to 133 802 cases in 2021. New cases continued to occur, however, indicating continuing transmission of infection. Screening of …
麻风病（汉森氏病） - World Health Organization (WHO)
麻风是由麻风杆菌引起的一种慢性传染病。该病主要侵犯皮肤、周围神经、上呼吸道粘膜和眼睛。本实况报道介绍了有关麻风 ...
Towards zero leprosy. Global leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) strategy …
2021年4月15日 · The Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030 “Towards zero leprosy” was developed through a broad consultative process with all major stakeholders during 2019 and 2020. Valuable inputs were provided by national leprosy programme managers, technical agencies, public health and leprosy experts, funding agencies and persons or members of communities directly …