Leprosy elimination campaign(LEC)in the Philippines

摘要

A leprosy elimination campaign(LEC)was implemented in the Philippines as a means to intensity case-finding activities, in view of the perceived large gap between estimated and actual new cases detected. The objective was to find all 'hidden cases' of leprosy, particularly cases of consequence, and treat them with multi-drug therapy(MDT). LEC projects in the Philippines were first introduced in 1996 in two provinces, namely Ilocos Norte and Cebu.