01300nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653001900052653001200071653000900083653001700092653001100109653001400120100001900134700002500153700001100178245006900189856005200258300001200310490000700322520071500329022001401044       2023                            d  bLepra10aGeneral Energy10aLeprosy10aNoma10aEpidemiology10aTrends10aSri Lanka1 aWijesinghe MSD1 aPrasad Ranaweera KDN1 aFine P00aLeprosy in Sri Lanka: Epidemiological trends between 1985–2021  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/94/4/20-23075  a286-2980 v943 a<p>Sri Lanka achieved the leprosy elimination goal set by the WHO in 1995. The success in achieving this goal was mainly due to an effective social marketing campaign carried out in the late nineteen-eighties by the Anti-Leprosy Campaign programme. However, the WHO now identifies the country as a high-burden country in the region. This paper aims to present the pattern and trends of leprosy in Sri Lanka from 1985 to 2021 and the characteristics associated with changes over time. From the trends we have observed, we believe that more awareness programmes (similar to the early social marketing campaign) and targeted active case-finding activities will help to interrupt transmission in the country.</p>
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