Burkina Faso
ILEP Co-ordination
Fondation Raoul Follereau is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Burkina Faso.
For more information regarding co-ordination please contact:
Mr Xavier Surmont
National Co-ordinator for Burkina Faso
03. BP 7227
Ouagadougou 03
BURKINA FASO
Tel: + 226 (5031) 2371
E-mail: burkinafaso@raoul-follereau.org
ILEP Member Representatives in Burkina Faso
| Representative | ILEP Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Xavier Surmont | FRF | burkinafaso@raoul-follereau.org |
Basic Statistics
| Year | Newly detected cases | No. of new cases MB (a) | No. of new female cases | No. of new cases among children (b) | No. of new cases with G2D (c) | Relapses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 100 | 737 | 64 | 76 | ||
| 2005 | 872 | 628 | 45 | 121 | ||
| 2006 | 776 | 557 | 59 | 63 | ||
| 2007 | 588 | 432 | 30 | 71 | ||
| 2008 | 452 | 335 | 32 | 75 | 26 |
a MB = Multibacillary leprosy
b Children are cases of 0 - 14 years
c New G2D = WHO grade 2 disabilities among new cases
source data: WHO Weekly epidemiological records :No. 13, 2005, 80, 113-124 : No. 34, 2005, 80, 289-296 : No. 32, 2006, 81, 309-316 : No. 25, 2007, 82, 225-232 : No. 33,2008, 83, 293-300,
No. 33, 2009, 84, 333-340.