01517nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001400055653003300069653001400102653003500116653002000151653002000171653001100191653001000202653002300212653001200235653002100247653002400268653001800292653002300310100001200333700001200345245010600357300000800463490000800471050001500479520068300494022001401177       2006                            d  c2006 Dec10aAwareness10aCommunicable Disease Control10aEducation10aEducation, Medical, Continuing10aFamily Practice10aHealth Planning10aHumans10aIndia10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aPrivate Practice10aProgram Development10aPublic health10aSocieties, Medical1 aSingh J1 aSingh C00aExperience of involvement of IMA members in leprosy elimination after CME conducted during 2004-2005.  a6750 v104  aSINGH 20063 a<p>Leprosy can affect all age groups. In 1991 the World Health Assembly took major initiative towards global elimination of the disease. It was possible to achieve 90% reduction in leprosy cases all over the world. India is not lagging behind to eliminate leprosy as Government of India, various NGOs and IMA have joined hands to fight the menace aggressively. During the year 2004-05 the IMA organised training workshops on leprosy for private practitioners, who are mostly members of IMA. After the completion of workshops a wrap-up workshop was organised in each state. It was a treat opportunity for the IMA to mobilise its resources to contribute to the national cause.</p>  a0019-5847