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Twenty-six cases of leprosy recorded in the Fatick region between 2021 and 2025 (official)
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Fatick, Sept 25 (APS) – The Fatick region (central-west) recorded 26 cases of leprosy between 2021 and 2025, revealed Dr. Ndiaga Guèye, coordinator of the National Program to combat this disease, on Thursday, stressing that ten new cases were detected in 2025 alone.
“In the Fatick region, we have ten cases of leprosy detected in 2025. But, from 2021 to 2025, we had 26 cases. In 2021, we had three cases, in 2022 three cases, in 2023 five cases, in 2024 seven cases and in 2025, we recorded ten new cases,” he specified.
Dr. Guèye was speaking at a meeting of the Regional Development Committee (CRD) organized in Fatick to share with stakeholders the Leprosy-affected communities resilience program (PRCAL) and to present the results of data collection and assessments of the populations of Sowane, a former resettlement village located in the commune of Diouroup.
"These cases were recorded in the department of Fatick, in Diakhao, in Djiffior, in Foundiougne, in Gossas, in Niakhar, in Passy and in Sokone," he continued.
In 2025, a number of 285 cases were recorded nationally
'This increase was due to more vigorous screening efforts, especially mass screenings in regions referred to as former Senegal outbreak areas, though also in hotspots including Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, and Kaolack, which capitalizes almost 80% of these 285 new cases from 2025', said Ndiaga Guèye.
With the efforts made by Senegal and its various partners, the coordinator of the National Leprosy Control Program maintains that the disease is no longer a public health problem in this country, “even if it is still present”.
"We have reached a threshold of less than one person per 10,000 inhabitants. So, it is no longer considered a public health problem, but it is still there, practically in all regions of Senegal," he insisted.
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Twenty-six cases of leprosy recorded in the Fatick region between 2021 and 2025 (official)
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Fatick, Sept 25 (APS) – The Fatick region (central-west) recorded 26 cases of leprosy between 2021 and 2025, revealed Dr. Ndiaga Guèye, coordinator of the National Program to combat this disease, on Thursday, stressing that ten new cases were detected in 2025 alone.
“In the Fatick region, we have ten cases of leprosy detected in 2025. But, from 2021 to 2025, we had 26 cases. In 2021, we had three cases, in 2022 three cases, in 2023 five cases, in 2024 seven cases and in 2025, we recorded ten new cases,” he specified.
Dr. Guèye was speaking at a meeting of the Regional Development Committee (CRD) organized in Fatick to share with stakeholders the Leprosy-affected communities resilience program (PRCAL) and to present the results of data collection and assessments of the populations of Sowane, a former resettlement village located in the commune of Diouroup.
"These cases were recorded in the department of Fatick, in Diakhao, in Djiffior, in Foundiougne, in Gossas, in Niakhar, in Passy and in Sokone," he continued.
In 2025, a number of 285 cases were recorded nationally
'This increase was due to more vigorous screening efforts, especially mass screenings in regions referred to as former Senegal outbreak areas, though also in hotspots including Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, and Kaolack, which capitalizes almost 80% of these 285 new cases from 2025', said Ndiaga Guèye.
With the efforts made by Senegal and its various partners, the coordinator of the National Leprosy Control Program maintains that the disease is no longer a public health problem in this country, “even if it is still present”.
"We have reached a threshold of less than one person per 10,000 inhabitants. So, it is no longer considered a public health problem, but it is still there, practically in all regions of Senegal," he insisted.
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Vingt-six cas de lèpre enregistrés dans la région de Fatick, entre 2021 et 2025 (officiel) - APS
Fatick, 25 sept (APS) –La région de Fatick (centre-ouest) a enregistré 26 cas de lèpre entre 2021 et 2025, a révélé, jeudi, le coordonnateur du Programme national de lutte contre cette maladie, Dr Ndiaga Guèye, soulignant que, rien qu’en 2025, dix nouveaux cas ont été détectés. ''Dans la région...
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