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 …
Treatment
The Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy (WHO, 2018), recommends the same 3-drug regimen with rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine for all leprosy patients, with …
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 1, 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 …
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 …
Publishing technical guidance on leprosy
Publishing technical guidance on leprosy WHO publishes guides and tools to support translation of WHO recommendations into practice. These resources are intended for use by national …
Leprosy SEARO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 6, 2025 · Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the …
Leprosy WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 2, 2025 · Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the …
Leprosy/Hansen Disease: Management of reactions and …
May 5, 2020 · The objective of this Technical Guidance document is to review current management practices for leprosy reactions and neuritis and to describe ways in which they …
WHO to publish first official guidelines on leprosy diagnosis ...
Jun 28, 2018 · The World Health Organization (WHO) will publish its first guidelines on leprosy as part of renewed efforts to eliminate the disease and after almost two years since the Global …
Message for World Leprosy Day 2025
January 26, 2025, is World Leprosy Day. As we mark this day, I ask you to turn your thoughts towards all those suffering from leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease.