The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean organized a regional meeting of national programme managers of leprosy control programmes from 10 to 12 December 2013. The meeting was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its objectives were to:

• provide an update on the epidemiological situation of leprosy at global and national levels;
• discuss the progress of implementation during 2012–2013 of the “Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy (plan period: 2011–2015), and outline the plans for 2014–2015; and
• update the participants on technical issues related to leprosy control.

For details of the meeting and to access its recommendations read the meeting report.

Summary report on the Programme managers’ meeting on leprosy elimination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Islamabad, Pakistan, 10–12 December 2013 [pdf 136kb]