Multi-Drug Therapies Vastly Reduce China Leprosy, But Thousands Remain
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Leprosy has yet to be eradicated in China, particularly in 10 percent of the country, despite long-term efforts by the country and multi-drug therapies introduced in the 1980s. The secretary-general of the China Leprosy Association said about 1,600 new cases are reported every year, two percent of them children. The disease is no longer considered a public health threat, but the Ministry of Health estimates there are still 6,300 leprosy patients in the country. China counted 500,000 cases in 1949. (Click here for more