01484nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653003100042653004000073653002800113653002400141653001000165100001400175700001100189700001000200245012400210856010500334300000800439490000600447520079900453022001401252       2023                            d10aAssistant Director General10aDirectorate General Health Services10aNational Strategic Plan10aLeprosy elimination10aIndia1 aKishore J1 aPaul B1 aRoy R00aInvolvement of Medical Colleges in Implementation of National Strategic Plan 2023-27 for Leprosy Elimination: A Roadmap  uhttp://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/EpidemInternational/article/view/1819/1059  a4-60 v83 a<p>Leprosy is an ancient disease that is uncommon in many developed countries now but a century ago it was a common disease. In India, leprosy is mentioned in old Pali and Sanskrit literature. However, due to the development of scientific methods and technologies, leprosy remains a problem in a few countries including India. The government is committed to its eradication and therefore, has developed the National Strategic Plan (NSP) and Roadmap for zero transmission of leprosy. The country has a huge machinery of human resource development which is recognised by the Central Leprosy Division to be involved in various activities of the plan. This article presents the roles that public health and community medicine institutions can play in NSP to achieve zero leprosy transmission.</p>
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