Alarm as leprosy cases rise years after eliminationAngelina Muchele a leprosy patient during the interview in Baraka village, Msambweni, Kwale County on June 26, 2014. The report says leprosy cases have been on the rise since 2012 with risk of contracting the disease high in Kwale, Kilifi and Homa Bay counties. Kenya achieved the WHO leprosy elimination target in 1989 with cases reducing dramatically from 6,558 cases in 1986 to 80 in 2012. However, the study shows the cases have increased to 114 in 2013, 142 in 2014 and 131 in 2015 which covered the survey period. For the four-year study period, 467 leprosy cases were notified in Kenya distributed among 28 counties.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2019 21:05 UTC