An assessment of the reported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on leprosy services using an online survey of practitioners in leprosy referral centres.
Barbara de BarrosSaba M LambertDiana N J LockwoodGuillermo Robert de ArquerAnna M SalesJoydeepa DarlongVivianne L A DiasBenjamin Jewel RozarioVivek V PaiMedhi Denisa AlindaMuhammad Yulianto ListiawanDeanna A HaggeMahesh ShahDiana N J LockwoodStephen L WalkerPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
This study highlights the effects of the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on leprosy services in a range of leprosy-endemic countries. Many services remained open, providing leprosy diagnosis, MDT and leprosy reaction medications. Centres developed innovative measures to counter the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.