Guinea Bissau
ILEP Co-ordination
Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Guinea Bissau.
Dr Victor Francisco Gomes
AIFO Representative
Avenida da Cidade de Lisboa, 4
C.P. 467 Bissau
GUINEA-BISSAU
Tel: +245 206 827
E-mail: aifo@mail.gtelecom.gw
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59 | 42 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2004 | 41 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 64 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 58 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 78 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 75 | 41 |
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. 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.