Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update 2023: Elimination of leprosy disease is possible – Time to act! Commentary: Dr Paul Saunderson

The WHO Global Leprosy Programme has published the Global Leprosy Update for 2023, available on the WHO website. The report focuses on the new Leprosy Elimination Framework, published during 2023. The Framework consists of three distinct phases, which are easily described and understood, and appear to be scientifically robust.  As long as the data are available, it is not difficult to see where any particular area (be it a country or a sub-national region), sits in the Elimination Framework.  This Framework makes it easy to target our activities, so it is indeed time to act!