Dewapura D R
Lepr Rev. 1989 Mar;60(1):39-44. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890006.
In Sri Lanka the overall prevalence of leprosy was 0.14 per 1000 population and the incidence 0.07 per 1000 population at the end of 1987. Although the endemicity is low in the island, disease transmission has not yet been achieved as the annual detection of new cases and the child rate has been gradually rising. The major activities of the leprosy control programme are case-finding, treatment and defaulter retrieval, health education, rehabilitation and training. The field programme is implemented through 15 specially trained paramedical workers. In addition there are 5 medical officers attached to the Anti-leprosy Campaign. The Director of the Anti-leprosy Campaign is in overall charge of the National Leprosy Programme and is also project manager for the Sri Lanka Emmaus Leprosy Control Project.
1987年底，斯里兰卡麻风病的总体患病率为每千人口0.14例，发病率为每千人口0.07例。尽管该岛的地方病流行程度较低，但由于新病例的年度检测数和儿童发病率一直在逐渐上升，疾病传播尚未得到控制。麻风病控制项目的主要活动包括病例发现、治疗、追踪失访患者、健康教育、康复和培训。现场项目由15名经过专门培训的医护辅助人员实施。此外，还有5名医务人员隶属于抗麻风病运动。抗麻风病运动主任全面负责国家麻风病项目，也是斯里兰卡伊马乌斯麻风病控制项目的项目经理。
