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STATISTICS
The Leprosy Mission Facts and Figures at a glance:
- New leprosy cases detected by The Leprosy Mission last year: 57,886 out of a global total of 513,798 (WHO 2003)
- The Leprosy Mission programmes detected 159 new cases of leprosy every day
- Population served by The Leprosy Mission projects: 255 million in 95 Centres
- Number of individuals benefiting from socio-economic rehabilitation programmes: 52,800
- 25,000 surgical interventions performed - 10,000 on leprosy affected patients
- Number of staff worldwide: 2,000+
- Over 60,000 hospital admissions
- Global income: £9m (£8,962,365)
Indicator as detected by The Leprosy Mission staff |
Global |
Africa |
S Asia |
S E Asia |
Total no. of new cases of leprosy |
57,886 |
3,423 |
47,799 |
6,664 |
% of children detected with leprosy |
8.3% |
8.7% |
8.0% |
9.9% |
% of women detected with leprosy |
28.8% |
44.1% |
25.8% |
39.5% |
No. receiving long-term support post-MDT |
77,068 |
8,892 |
48,086 |
20,090 |
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World
Health Organisation Statistics
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Global
Leprosy Situation 2006 |
| WHO
Region |
Point
prevalence |
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Cases
detected during 2005 |
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| Africa |
40,830 |
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42,814 |
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| Americas |
32,904 |
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41,780 |
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| East Mediterranean |
4,024 |
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3,3133 |
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| South East Asia |
133,422 |
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201,635 |
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| Western Pacific |
8,646 |
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7,137 |
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World |
219,829 |
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296,499 |
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Source:
World Health Organization 2007 |
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New
cases detected by country
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People
not Statistics!
In
the Democratic
Republic of
Congo there
are 10-30 new
cases of leprosy
diagnosed each
year per 100,000
of the population
Modeste lives on an island in the middle of Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic
of Congo. He was deserted by his wife and children when he got leprosy.
Because the leprosy wasn’t caught in time, his feet and hands have
been irreversibly damaged and he is no longer able to walk on his feet
as his ankles cannot hold his weight. Modeste has stumps for fingers
and his face shows the ravages of leprosy. Yet somehow, he manages
to use a hoe to grow sweet-corn, peanuts, sunflowers and bananas.
He received some chickens through a The Leprosy Mission rehabilitation project, but he
doesn’t eat them, they are his ongoing source of income. Recently he had
his roof fixed – and paid for the work with a chicken.
His daughter, who is grown up, has now returned to live with him. |
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