LEPROSY · UGANDA
Too Late
A curable disease, caught after the damage is done.
24%
already had permanent (Grade 2)
disability the day they were diagnosed.
INFECTION
EARLY SYMPTOMS
DIAGNOSIS
DISABILITY
DIAGNOSED EARLY
the curable window
DIAGNOSED LATE
damage already done
permanent disability
FULLY CURED
treated in time, no lasting harm
◀◀ REWIND
Leprosy is curable.
The disability it leaves behind
is not.
342
new cases reported, 2023
87%
severe (multibacillary)
16%
were children
West Nile
carries the heaviest burden
Sources: WHO; Uganda National TB & Leprosy Programme (NTLP), 2023. Reported cases under-represent the true total.
Replay