Laos
ILEP Co-ordination
The Netherlands Leprosy Relief Association are currently the ILEP National Co-ordinators for Laos
For more information regarding co-ordination please contact the head office:
Netherlands Leprosy Relief
Postbus 95005
NL-1090 HA
Amsterdam
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 (20) 5950500
E-mail: info@leprastichting.nl
ILEP Member Representatives in Laos
| Representative | ILEP Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Vatthana Nanthana | DFB | dfb.laos@explorelao.com |
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 | 215 | 169 | 97 | 13 | 42 | 144 |
| 2005 | 143 | 109 | 50 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 150 | 99 | 60 | 6 | 26 | |
| 2007 | 125 | 105 | 97 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2008 | 93 | 67 | 41 | 4 | 19 |
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.