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[{'content': 'Strategies in National Leprosy Control programme – a) Early detection of casesb) Short course multi drug therapyc) Rehabilitationd) Chemoprophylaxis with dapsonee) All of the above \nSelect and explain. \nA. ab, B. abc, C. acd, D. bcd', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP)\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nNational leprosy Control Programme was launched in 1955 by Government of India, as a centrally aided programme to achieve control of leprosy through early detection of cases and dapsone monotherapy on an ambulatory basis.\n\nIn 1983 the control programme was redesignated National Leprosy Eradication Programme with the goal of eradicating the disease by the turn of the century.\nThe aim was to reduce case load to 1 or less than 1 per 10000 population.\nRevised strategy (NLEP) was based on\n\ni) Early detection of case\nii)Short term multi-drug therapy\niii)\xa0Health education\niv)\xa0Ulcer and deformity care\nv)\xa0Rehabilitation activities\n\nNLEP provided : -\n\n\nDomiciliary treatment in endemic districts through specially trained staff.\nIn moderate to low endemic districts, services through mobile leprosy treatment units and primary health care persons.', 'role': 'assistant'}]