Leprosy Referral Centre: an intervention critical to sustain elimination and support integration.

ABSTRACT

LRC (Leprosy Referral Centre) centered activities are aimed to augment the services for leprosy affected persons by involving the GHC system to sustain leprosy elimination activities during integration phase. The LRC activities are focused to promote the integration of MDT services within the general health services, strengthening surveillance and monitoring at the local level, supporting special surveys among specific groups of population, enhancing community participation and social communication to increase awareness, entwined with capacity building of the GHC personnel, promotion of prevention of disabilities and rehabilitation activities.