Via mediacongo.net, a Journal du Cameroun/MCP report: Leprosy: 3,649 new cases detected in 2017 in the DRC. The Google translation:
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 3,649 new cases of leprosy were detected in 2017, according to the Minister of Public Health, Oly Ilunga.
In his message to APA, on the occasion of World Leprosy Day celebrated each year on the last Sunday of January, the Minister explains that among the cases detected, more than 10% are children and carriers of second degree infirmities. He said that more than 50% of these new cases come from 8 out of 26 provinces in the country.
According to the National Program for the Elimination of Leprosy and the World Health Organization (WHO), 20% of new cases of leprosy recorded in Africa are in DR Congo with an average of about 4,000 new cases detected each year, which puts this country in second place behind Ethiopia.
In DR Congo, leprosy is one of 14 neglected tropical diseases, including onchocerciasis, trachoma, rabies, human African trypanosomiasis, and Buruli ulcer.
The extent of this disease in DR Congo is due to the lack of support from partners and ignorance of the population, says one.
In his message, the Minister of Health reaffirmed the Government's commitment to implement the recommendations of the Global Strategy against Leprosy contained in the 2016-2020 National Health Development Plan. Oly Ilunga reassured and encouraged people with this disease that it is not a fate or a curse but that it is curable.
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