Elimination of leprosy in the Americas

For one thing, the two sur- the countries in this group were similarly veys conducted in the 1950s and noted in favorable with regard to the four specific

It is based on information generated by the leading institutions of the National Health System and its primary purposes are to advise on the frequency and

Integration of leprosy control activities with basic health services is intended to extend pro- gram coverage without adding to program costs.. Where it has not

Table 1 summarizes the data PAHO received from the countries and territories of the Region (mostly relating to 1982) on registered or estimated cases.. The existing

Ref- ugees certified as having Class A-TB accounted for about 2 per cent of all entering refugees and 57 per cent of the tuberculosis cases among refugees;

country, The meeting took place at the National Tuberculosis Institute, on the occasion of the Annual Technical-Administrative, Seminar of the Tuberculosis Division of

To request the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau to continue the studies. undertaken to determine the extent of the leprosy problem in the Americas and to

Leprosy is not a disease apart, since in the countries where it is endemic it is a general public health problem, one to be considered along with the others present in the