01144nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260004100042100003100083700004200114245007400156856004900230520074300279       2018                            d  bWorld Health OrganizationaNew Delhi1 aWorld Health Organization 1 aRegional Office for South-East Asia. 00aWHO Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy  uhttp://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/2741273 a<p>The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries. The target audience of this document includes policy-makers in leprosy or infectious diseases in the ministries of health (‎especially but not limited to endemic countries)‎, nongovernmental organizations, clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, donors and affected persons. These leprosy guidelines have been developed by strictly following WHO's GRADE approach wherein all available evidence published in English has been taken into consideration. Funding support was received from The Nippon Foundation.</p>