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Article: Role of dermatologist in post-leprosy elimination era.
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- Leprosy Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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According to WHO's global strategy, the main flank of the leprosy control will continue as it is for several more years. The emphasis will remain on providing quality patient care that is equitable, affordable and accessible. In a post-leprosy elimination era, there may not be any leprologists around, and the only medical assistance available will be the specialists (dermatologists) and the medical officers in government and private health setups. All the work of leprologists (technical) will then have to be taken over by the dermatologists in the post-elimination era.
One cannot deny the fact that once the dermatologists were the medical specialists who trained ...