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
2006 4 092 3 507 1 202 312 437
2007 4 187 3 891 1 343 312 411 227
2008 4 170 3 696 1 225 267 455 309
2009 4,417 3,909 287 302 408 412
2010 4 430  3 922 1 308  331  378 357 

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.  

Presentations on leprosy made at the WHO AFRO Meetings

Presentations on leprosy made at the WHO AFRO Meetings

Click on link for presentation on leprosy in Ethiopia made at the WHO AFRO Meeting of Natioanal Leprosy Programme Managers, held in Dakar, Senegal, 27th-29th June 2011