Tiwari A, et al. - In isolated communities in a remote island, researchers investigated the operational feasibility of ‘Blanket approach’ which is an operational strategy, including screening all members of an isolated community, high endemic for leprosy and giving a single dose of rifampicin (SDR) in the absence of signs and symptoms of leprosy, for leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis. Findings suggest that with adequate planning and some additional investment, a blanket approach of chemoprophylaxis could be implemented in a remote island of Indonesia, although effort needs to be made to cover as many people as possible in the first visit. Researchers emphasize the necessity for making contingency plans to actively follow this village closely in the coming years and continue leprosy elimination efforts until no new cases are found any more.