Comoros
ILEP Co-ordination
The Damian Foundation is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Comoros.
Dr Assoumani Younoussa
Représentant AD
Hôpital El Marouf
BP 1813
Moroni
Grande Comore
COMOROS
Tel: +269 761 830
E-mail: younoussa.fd@comorestelecom.km
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 |
| 2011 | 502 | 175 | 246 | 192 | 9 | 7 |
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 : No. 34, 2012, 87, 317-328.
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.