Comoros
ILEP Co-ordination
The Damian Foundation is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for the Comoros.
For further information regarding the co-ordination in the Comoros please contact the head office:
Damien Foundation Belgium
Boulevard Léopold-II 263
B-1081 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
Tel: +32/2 422 59 11
Fax: +32/2 422 59 00
Email: info@damien-foundation.be
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 | 147 | 46 | 64 | 48 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 133 | 30 | 60 | 52 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 132 | 45 | 63 | 41 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 108 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 8 | 4 |
| 2008 | 336 | 101 | 136 | 104 | 12 | 2 |
| 2009 | 318 | 104 | 119 | 101 | 6 | 3 |
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 : No. 35, 2010, 85, 337-348 : No.36, 2011, 86, 389-400.
Links on leprosy in Comoros
Click on link for presentation on leprosy in the Comoros made at the WHO AFRO Meeting of National Leprosy Programme Managers, held in Brazaville, Congo, 22nd - 24th June 2010. (in French)
Click on link for presentation on leprosy in the Comoros made at the WHO AFRO Meeting of National Leprosy Programme Managers, held in Dakar, Senegal, 27th-29th June 2011. (in French)
Click on link to see the work done by the Damien Foundation in the Comoros.