<P> British India enacted the Leprosy Act of 1898 which institutionalized those affected and segregated them by gender to prevent reproduction . The Act was difficult to enforce but was repealed in 1983 only after MDT therapy had become widely available . In 1983 , the National Leprosy Elimination Programme , previously the National Leprosy Control Programme , changed its methods from surveillance to the treatment of people with leprosy . India still accounts for over half of the global disease burden . </P>
<P> British India enacted the Leprosy Act of 1898 which institutionalized those affected and segregated them by gender to prevent reproduction . The Act was difficult to enforce but was repealed in 1983 only after MDT therapy had become widely available . In 1983 , the National Leprosy Elimination Programme , previously the National Leprosy Control Programme , changed its methods from surveillance to the treatment of people with leprosy . India still accounts for over half of the global disease burden . </P>
where is leprosy most commonly found in the world
where is leprosy most commonly found in the world
India
India