3,298 matches out of all 3,298, 3,151 to 3,180 displayed.
| 1985 | Robert C Hasting's Leprosy [Publication] |
| 1985 | 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 Review74 (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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 | Thirteenth International Leprosy Congress, The Hague, Netherlands (President of ILA: Michel Lechat) BCG and MDT [Conference/Congress] [Europe] |
| 1989 | Acworth Leprosy Hospital celebrated Centenary Year. (Bhatki, Report on Anti-Leprosy Activities in Mumbai, 4) [Other] [India] |
| 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] |