Congresses
17th International Leprosy Congress
The following presentations were made during this, the 17th International Leprosy Congress, held in Hyderabad, India, 30th January - 4th February 2008.
Achievements in Leprosy Elimination and Future Leprosy Programe: Brazil
Dr Maria Leide
Achievements in Leprosy Elimination and Future Leprosy Programme: Indian Perspective
Dr P L Joshi
Achievements in Leprosy Elimination and Future Leprosy Work
Prof. Cairns Smith (for ILEP)
Case Definition and Detection
Dr J Kawuma
Case Detection
Dr P Krishnamurthy
Chemoprophylaxis in the Prevention of Leprosy
Prof. Jan Hendrik Richardus
Comprehensive Care of the Disabled
Neela Shah
Current Concepts in Reconstructive Surgery in Leprosy
Prof. Atul Shah
Epidemiology of Disability
Dr Wim van Brakel
Genomics and the Origins of Leprosy
Prof. Stewart Cole
Host Genetics of Mycobacterial Infections
Narinder Mehra
Information Systems in Leprosy
Dr Vera Andrade
Key Issues in Leprosy Control - An ILEP Perspective
Mr Rigo Peeters
Laboratory Aspects of Drug Resistance in Leprosy
Dr V M Katoch
Leg and Foot Problems in Leprosy Patients
Marco Andrey C Frade
Leprosy and Human Rights: A Global Perspective
Mr Douglas Soutar
Leprosy Control Strategy for Low Endemic Situations
Dr M Htoon
Leprosy Trend and Factors which Influence Them
Prof. Paul Fine
M. Leprae in Healthy Individuals and Transmission of Leprosy
Prof. Cairns Smith
Management of Disabilities in the Field
Ms Linda Lehman
Treatment of Reactions and Neuritis
Prof. Diana Lockwood
Mechanisms of Nerve Damage
Prof. David Scollard
Molecular Biological Techniques for Detecting Drug Resistance
M Matsuoka
Newer Drugs and Possible New Generation Multidrug Regimens for Leprosy
Prof. Ji Baohong
An Overview of WHO Regimens for Treatment of Leprosy
Dr Bhushan Kumar
Positional Cloning of Major Leprosy Genetic Risk Factors
Erwin Schurr
Prevention of Disability: Who Is Preventing What?
Dr Hugh Cross
Referral System for Leprosy Patients in the Integrated System of Health Care
Dr Bhushan Kumar
Risk Factors and Clinical Features for Developing Reactions and Neuritis
Peter Nicholls
Risk of Infection and its Relevance to Chemoprophylaxis
Dr Etienne Declercq
Role of Surgery in the Management of Neuritis
Marcus Virmond
Self-Care Promotion
Anjan Dey