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National Leprosy Control
The Korean Hansen Welfare Association(KHWA) is responsible for the central role of leprosy activ-ities in our country.
KHWA is managing the activities of 11-city and provincial branches, and NGO(Non-Goverment Organization) and is also in charge of the central registry, which was transfered from the gove- rment in 1977. We analyze various atastics on leprosy patients and use them in practical, and we also closely study bacillary negative patients among registered patients to let them return to the community.
Dec.31.2016
| Cases under of Service | Cases of Leprosy | Disabilities of Known Cases | Average age of cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,403 | 167 | 7,929 | 74 |
| 0.20 (Rate per 1,000) |
0.03 (Rate per 10,000) |
With Grade 2 Disability 4,701 |
Status of New Cases
Activities of New Case Finding
Dec.31.2016
| Cases,Newly listed Officially | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Active Cases | Below 14 years old | Average age of Cases | Voluntary(O,P,D) (Rate per 100) | |
| MB, BI+ | PB,Activr | ||||
| 13 | 5 | - | 69 | 62% | |
| 4 | 1 | ||||
Trend of Incidence
Dec.31.2016
| By Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases | 1,292 | 499 | 157 | 78 | 29 | 13 |
| Rate Per 100,000 | 4,01 | 1,31 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.03 |