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Leprosy: Senegal has reached WHO elimination threshold, but 282 new cases recorded

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Senegal has reached the leprosy elimination threshold set by the World Health Organization, at one case per 10,000 inhabitants, said Papa Mamadou Ndiaye, president of the Senegalese association against leprosy, in Thiès. The disease nevertheless persists, with 282 new cases and a screening challenge, according to Dakaractu.

Senegal has reached the leprosy elimination threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO) at one case per 10,000 inhabitants, but 282 new cases were recorded for 2025, according to epidemiological data from the Ministry of Health cited by Papa Mamadou Ndiaye, president of the Senegalese association against leprosy and neglected tropical diseases.

"The disease is still there, we are still detecting new cases," Mr Ndiaye said at a regional development committee held on Friday at the Thiès governorate, devoted to the resilience programme for communities affected by leprosy and to the restitution of consultations conducted in the former social resettlement villages of Touba Peycouck and Mballing. The stated goal is to reach the elimination of transmission of the disease by 2030, a commitment made by Senegal.

The programme aims to move these communities from vulnerability to resilience, by securing their land and housing, guaranteeing their access to basic social services and sustainable livelihoods, and fully integrating them into the management of local authorities.

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