
Leprosy - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 24, 2025 · Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused mainly by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. The disease affects the skin, the …
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 24, 2025 · Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused mainly by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. The disease affects the skin, the …
Leprosy in SEARO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 15, 2016 · What is leprosy? Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral …
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Recent strategies to eliminate leprosy promote combating stigma and discrimination, including persons affected by leprosy, building partnerships and coalitions of relevant stakeholders, and …
Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update, 2021: moving towards ...
Sep 8, 2022 · Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Since the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT), the registered prevalence has decreased …
Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy
Oct 6, 2018 · The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention …
Towards zero leprosy. Global leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) strategy …
Apr 15, 2021 · The Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030 “Towards zero leprosy” was developed through a broad consultative process with all major stakeholders during 2019 and 2020. …
World Leprosy Day - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 26, 2025 · The Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030 has a vision of zero disease, zero disability, and zero stigma and discrimination. It was developed through a broad consultative …
Message for World Leprosy Day 2025 - World Health Organization …
Jan 21, 2025 · The number of leprosy patients worldwide has fallen from around 5 million in the 1980s to less than 200,000 new cases reported each year today. But leprosy still exists. Partly …
麻风病 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 24, 2025 · 麻风是由麻风杆菌引起的一种慢性传染病。该病主要侵犯皮肤、周围神经、上呼吸道粘膜和眼睛。本实况报道介绍了有关麻风 ...