The World Health Organization has published the benchmark Global Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Strategy 2021–2030: Towards Zero Leprosy, in which he global health community has committed to aggressive milestones.

The strategy mandates a 70% reduction in the annual number of new cases and requires 120 countries to report zero indigenous transmission by the end of the decade. The framework explicitly prioritises the integration of digital health and innovative active case detection to bridge diagnostic gaps in hard-to-reach populations.