Rwanda
ILEP Co-ordination
The Damien Fondation is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Rwanda.
For more information regarding co-ordination please contact:
Damien Foundation Belgium
Boulevard Léopold-II 263
B-1081 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 (2) 4225911
E-mail: info@damien-foundation.com
Representatives
| Representative | ILEP Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Jean Paul Zawadi | DFB | zawadijeanpaul@yahoo.fr
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 61 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 2008 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
| 2009 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2011 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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.