Meeting of Leprosy Programme Managers in the South-East Asia Region Kolkata, India, 11–13 April 2023

The meeting of leprosy programme managers in the South-East (SE) Asia Region was convened by the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO) from 11 to 13 April 2023 in Kolkata, India. The meeting was attended by 40 participants, including 15 national focal points from nine countries, five experts, partners, donors and WHO staff members, including those from the Global Leprosy Programme (GLP).

The objectives of the meeting were to:

• review the current situation and progress of leprosy elimination in the Member States;
• discuss the updates on the new guidance and tools from the Global Leprosy Programme;
• facilitate experience-sharing and catalyse discussions to identify innovative practices, solutions and remaining gaps across countries to enhance leprosy elimination activities; and
• determine priority actions and support needs for accelerating leprosy elimination in the Region.