Recalling resolution WHA44.9 and earlier resolutions of the Health Assembly and the Executive Board on leprosy, and
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,
the Wolrd Health Assembly - at its 51st plenary Meeting - urges Member States:
(1) to recognize the excellent opportunity to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem;
(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.
CY - Geneva DA - 16 May 1998 LA - eng N1 -
Recalling resolution WHA44.9 and earlier resolutions of the Health Assembly and the Executive Board on leprosy.
N2 -Recalling resolution WHA44.9 and earlier resolutions of the Health Assembly and the Executive Board on leprosy, and
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,
the Wolrd Health Assembly - at its 51st plenary Meeting - urges Member States:
(1) to recognize the excellent opportunity to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem;
(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.
PB - World Health Organization PP - Geneva PY - 1998 EP - 2 p. TI - Resolution WHA 51.15 : "Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem". UR - http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/mediacentre/WHA_51.15_Eng.pdf VL - Resolution WHA 51.15 ER -