Tanja Barth-Jaeggi

TL;DR: The LPEP programme evaluates feasibility, effectiveness and impact of PEP with SDR in pilot areas situated in several leprosy endemic countries: India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Tanzania, contributing to the strengthening of the national surveillance systems to become more action-oriented.

TL;DR: Post-exposure prophylaxis with SDR is safe; can be integrated into different leprosy control programmes with minimal additional efforts once contact tracing has been established; and is generally well accepted by index patients, their contacts, and health-care workers.

TL;DR: The importance of OR/IR for optimising disease control programmes is generally accepted but countries vary in their capacity to demand and implement studies, and the Global Fund is expected to issue more specific guidance on the conditions under which it supports OR/ IR.

TL;DR: It is found that double burden of malnutrition constituted an increase in overweight among women, especially in urban areas, and persisting levels of undernutrition (stunting, iron, and vitamin A deficiency), predominately in rural areas.

TL;DR: It appears that RACF is a feasible option and effective in detecting new leprosy patients among contacts of previously registered patients, however, a well-maintained nationalLeprosy database is essential for successful contact tracing and passive case detection is a precondition for efficient RACf as the two systems are mutually enhancing.