01411nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260005200042653002600094653000800120653000800128653001200136100002700148245008000175856007200255300000900327490002500336520086800361       1998                            d  c16 May 1998bWorld Health Organization aGeneva10aWorld Health Assembly10aWHO10aWHA10aleprosy1 aWorld Health Assembly 00aResolution WHA 51.15 : "Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem".  uhttp://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/mediacentre/WHA_51.15_Eng.pdf  a2 p.0 vResolution WHA 51.153 a<p>Recalling resolution WHA44.9 and earlier resolutions of the Health Assembly and the Executive Board on leprosy, and</p>

<p>Recognizing the need to intensify antileprosy activities, particularly in countries with a high rate of prevalence, in order to reach the goal of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000,</p>

<p>the Wolrd Health Assembly - at its 51st plenary Meeting - urges&nbsp;Member States:</p>

<p>(1) to recognize the excellent opportunity to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem;</p>

<p>(2) to intensify their efforts to reach remaining cases through accelerated plans, including national leprosy elimination campaigns and special initiatives to detect and treat patients in underserved communities, and by making multidrug therapy available in all peripheral health facilities.</p>

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