Pakistan
ILEP Co-ordination
Deutsche Lepra-und Tuberkulosehilfe is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Pakistan.
For more information regarding co-ordination please contact the head office:
Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe
PO Box 9062
D-97090 Würzburg
GERMANY
Tel no: +49 (931) 79480
Fax no: +49 (931) 7948160
E-mail: info@dahw.de
Key Contacts
| Organisation | Contact person | Address | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) | Mariam Manzil, A.M. 21, Off Shahrah-e-Liaquat
P.O. Box No. 8666, Saddar Karachi 74400 Pakistan |
Ph: (+92-21) 5682706, (+92-21) 5684151, (+92-21) 5688018
Fax: (+92-21) 5683106 E-mail: rmd@malc.org.pk Website: www.malc.org.pk |
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 | 655 | 506 | 266 | 46 | 141 | 18 |
| 2005 | 551 | 451 | 214 | 40 | 110 | 26 |
| 2006 | 476 | 381 | 195 | 34 | 93 | 17 |
| 2007 | 496 | 377 | 211 | 38 | 96 | 22 |
| 2008 | 447 | 358 | 217 | 35 | 87 | 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.
Presentation on leprosy in Pakistan made in July 2009
Click on link for presentation on leprosy in Pakistan made at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean National Leprosy Programme Managers' Meeting, held in Cairo, 15th - 16th July 2009.