On November 21, 1985, the Government of Orissa formed a Policy Guidance Committee for NELP with the Chief Minister as Chairman.[Other][India]
1985
Peru: in the mid-1980s, there were an estimated 4,000 - 4,500 cases of leprosy in Peru, or a national prevalence of 0.20 per 1000. Source: E. Garcia, Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles en la Amazonia Peruana . Iquitos: CONCYTEC, 1986.[Other][Peru, South America]
1985
Leprosy is a public health problem in 122 countries.[Epidemiology, Treatment]
1986
In India, a District Leprosy Society was formed for each MDT district and empowered to utilise the funds allotted for MDT activities to prevent their diversion to other programmes and to ensure the free flow of funds. ( Independent Evaluation of NLEP - June, 1955 )[Treatment][India]
1986
On February 27-28, 1986, the Government of India's Independent Evaluation Team conducted an evaluation of the NLEI in Orissa and praised the Ganjam district work.[Other][India]
1986
In China, "Since 1986, there have been four basic changes in the national strategy for lerposy control, namely (1) from dapsone monotherapy to multidrug therapy; (2) from institutionalised treatment to community control; (3) from specific therapy to complete rehabilitation and disability prevention; (4) from control by specialised teams to community participation. (Professor Yin Dakui, Vice Minister of Health, the People's Republic of China, "Achievements and Prospect on Leprosy Prevention and Control in China", September 7, 1998, Bejing)[Epidemiology][China]
1986
With the introduction of MDT into the whole of Shandong Province in 1986, there were some changes in case holding policy based on the change from patient isolation to MDT isolation; change from life-long dapsone monotherapy to fixed period MDT; change from treatment in leprosy institutions to treatment in community and improved approaches to rehabilitation. Thereafter, more leprosy villages and two leprosaria were closed …" (Chen Shumin, Liu Dingchang, Liu Bing, Zhang Lin and Yu Xioulu, "Role of Leprosy Villages and Leprosaria in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China: Past, Present and Future" Leprosy Review 74 (2003): 222-8.)[Treatment][China]
1986
1986 - The Carville facility becomes the "Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center"-named after the distinguished United States Congressman, close friend and associate of the people working and living with this disease (Daughters of Charity, West Central Province Archives, “Record Group 11-2, Records of the National Hansen’s Disease Programs, Carville, Louisiana, Marillac Provincialate, St. Louis, Missouri”)[Other][Carville, North America]
1986
CarvilleThe facility becomes the "Gillis W Long Hansen's Disease Center" - named after the distinguished United States Congressman, close friend and associate of the people working and living with leprosy. ( http://bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp/HISTORY_MAIN_PAGE.htm )[Leprosarium][USA]
1986
Projeto de Intervenção in Brazil - 1986-1990. The main conclusion of the project was that Brazil was a country with a high prevalence of leprosy. This led to the elaboration of the Plano de Emergência Nacional. (Velloso, A P & Andrade, V. Hanseníase: curar para eliminar . Porto Alegre, 2002)[Other][Brazil]
1986
Centre for Social Science Research in Leprosy in GMLF (Dongre, ILA History Workshop, July 2000, 9)[Other][India]
1986
In India, WHO supported the hiring of the services of thirteen Public Health Managers (NLEP Consultants) to liaise between the Centre and States and to act as the eyes and ears of Central and State Governments in implementing and monitoring the programme. All the thirty-one States/UTs were covered by them. One or more States/UTs were assigned to each NLEP Consultant depending on the extent of the leprosy problem, geographical contiguity and travel convenience. ( Independent Evaluation of NLEP - June, 1955 )[Other][India]
1986
The first joint Government of India and WHO independent evaluation was undertaken. ( Independent Evaluation of NLEP - June, 1955 )[Other][India]
1987
1987-1990 - Second joint Government of India/WHO independent evaluation was undertaken. ( Independent Evaluation of NLEP - June, 1955 )[Other][India]
1987
Rehabilitation training centres in Orissa provide training for nearly 600 trainees.[Other][India]
1987
MDT was launched in Puri district on November 20, 1985 with the assistance of UNICEF and SIDA: “The prevalence before MDT was 10.5 per 1 000, reduced to 8.2 per 1 000 by the end of December 1987.” (Rout quoted in Sahu 100)[Epidemiology][India]
1987
In 1987, the Puri Urban Leprosy Project maintained nine clinics and treated 1 905 leprosy patients; following health education 1 382 patients reported for treatment voluntarily; 669 cases were declared cured by the end of 1987.[Epidemiology][India]
1987
Nepal - leprosy care integrated into the Basic Health Services. Source: Janet Jones, 'Issues in Leprosy and Social Isolation - a Case Study from Nepal', Ph.D. thesis, University of Derby, 2006, p. 179.[Other][Nepal]
1987
Cuttack Leper HospitalMDT was introduced on January 30, 1987 with the aid of DANIDA (Danish International Development Authority) under the guidance of the district coordinator appointed by DANIDA (Jayadev Sahu, "One Hundred Years of Leprosy Work in Orissa 1885-1984" Unpublished thesis, 1989: 100)[Leprosarium][India]
1987
Introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT) in "blister packs".[Treatment]
1987
105 patients were registered at the Colónia Rovisco Pais Hospital, Portugal[Other][Europe]
1987
M M Gimenez and R Waisman report bacillemia in leprosy patients, contacts, and healthy medical and paramedical workers.[Epidemiology]
1987
1987-1990 - In India, an additional eighty-nine high endemic districts were brought under MDT, bringing the total under the treatment to 135 out of 201. Fourteen daily supervised MDT was made optional. ( Independent Evaluation of NLEP - June, 1955 )[Treatment][India]
1988
On March 29, 1988, agitation by inmates of leprosy settlements of Orissa turn into a hunger strike.[Other][India]
1988
On July 30, 1988, a Media Men Workshop was held at Bhubaneswar.[Other][India]
1988
Santa FéDirector - Dr Tufi Neder Meyer. Administrator - Rubem Arbex Matuck. (From timeline supplied by Sanatório Santa Fé)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1989
During August a celebration for Father Damien's centenary was held at Bhubaneswar.[Other][India]
1989
Santa FéDirector - Dr Marco Aurélio Gazolla. Administrator - Regina Célia de Oliveira. (From timeline supplied by Sanatório Santa Fé)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1989
OmdurmanTLM's present involvement is in the region of Omdurman near the capital of Khartoum (since 1989), and in Darfur in the west of Sudan (since 1997). The Omdurman team hold a regular leprosy clinic within the Abu Rof general clinic providing the only really effective treatment and care within the whole country. TLM is also providing training in leprosy care and disability prevention for government workers. Countrywide, TLM has a case-load of over 2,000 leprosy patients and an operating budget of over 3 million. ( The Leprosy Mission website )[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]
1989
Thirteenth International Leprosy Congress, The Hague, Netherlands (President of ILA: Michel Lechat) BCG and MDT[Conference/Congress][Europe]