PREFACE

Needs and prospects for epidemiological tools in leprosy control

Issues involved in the rapid assessment of the leprosy problem

Summary of 'Estimation of the leprosy problem through health services data'

The epidemiology of disability in leprosy including risk factors

Epidemiometric modelling in leprosy based on Indian data

Epidemiological modelling for tropical disease control

Towards the use of decision sciences in leprosy control

Major issues involved in the evaluation of leprosy control programmes through MDT

Defining a case of leprosy

Surveillance and monitoring of multidrug therapy using cohort analysis

Indicators for use in leprosy control programmes

OMSLEP as an evaluation tool

The measurement of the epidemiological impact of multidrug therapy

Treatment failures with multidrug therapy

The relevance of future leprosy vaccines to disease control

The role of health systems research in leprosy control

Report on the group discussions on the needs and prospects for the epidemiological tools in leprosy control

Major conclusions and recommendations

List of participant