Maldives has participated in the Meeting of National Leprosy Programme Managers of World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
The meeting held from October 24-25 saw the participation of specialists from WHO and representatives of national leprosy programme managers from the region. Attended by representatives of 11 countries, discussions centred on challenges in the eradication of leprosy and what can be done to overcome these challenges. At the meeting, countries also shared experiences about the successful eradication of leprosy and preventive measures.
The Maldives delegation discussed ways in which countries where, leprosy has been successfully eradicated, can maintain that status. The delegation discussed ways to avoid a resurgence and preventative measures.
WHO aims to eradicate leprosy from the world by 2020. Maldives has achieved the target in 1997.