Uganda
ILEP Co-ordination
Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Uganda.
Mr Olaf Hirschmann
GLRA Representative for Uganda
Upper Naguru East Road
Plot 28
Kampala
UGANDA
Tel: +256 (0) 414 374 906
E-mail: Olaf.Hirschmann@gmx.de
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 | 663 | 455 | 367 | 96 | 67 | 8 |
| 2005 | 552 | 379 | 308 | 70 | 50 | 3 |
| 2006 | 423 | 283 | 253 | 48 | 63 | |
| 2007 | 389 | 311 | 189 | 29 | 68 | 8 |
| 2008 | 345 | 275 | 173 | 27 | 62 | 4 |
| 2009 | 346 | 275 | 177 | 29 | 67 | 0 |
| 2010 | 342 | 279 | 117 | 30 | 63 | 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.