Sierra Leone
ILEP Co-ordination
Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Sierra Leone.
Dr Yvonne Harding
German Leprosy and TB Relief Association
29 Solidier Street
P.O. Box 673
Freetown
SIERRA LEONE
Tel: +232 (22) 229476
E-mail: glrasl@icom.net
| 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 | 814 | 335 | 162 | 71 | ||
| 2004 | 597 | 328 | 235 | 84 | 70 | 4 |
| 2005 | 777 | 354 | 164 | 27 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 549 | 313 | 269 | 60 | 38 | |
| 2009 | 462 | 277 | 192 | 39 | 36 | 1 |
| 2010 | 382 | 237 | 170 | 42 | 32 | 4 |
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.