Leprosy is in decline in most endemic countries around the world. A Lepra-supported project in Malawi has evolved over the last 50 years from a unit initially dedicated solely to the study of leprosy epidemiology and control, to one that can apply its expertise and experience in an ever-widening array of public health challenges. The ultimate result of this process, the reduction of leprosy to very low levels in Karonga (averaging only 1 case per year for the last decade, most of them from outside the district) and the evolution of a leprosy project into a major national resource for medical and public health research in Malawi, may serve as a model for how the leprosy endgame can be managed.
BT - Leprosy Review DO - 10.47276/lr.95.1.2 IS - 1 LA - Eng N2 -Leprosy is in decline in most endemic countries around the world. A Lepra-supported project in Malawi has evolved over the last 50 years from a unit initially dedicated solely to the study of leprosy epidemiology and control, to one that can apply its expertise and experience in an ever-widening array of public health challenges. The ultimate result of this process, the reduction of leprosy to very low levels in Karonga (averaging only 1 case per year for the last decade, most of them from outside the district) and the evolution of a leprosy project into a major national resource for medical and public health research in Malawi, may serve as a model for how the leprosy endgame can be managed.
PB - Lepra PY - 2024 SP - 2 EP - 6 T2 - Leprosy Review TI - The leprosy endgame in Malawi: From leprosy control project to national public health resource UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/95/1/20-24007 VL - 95 SN - 2162-8807 ER -