30/01/2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 (𝐆𝐋𝐏) collects annual statistics from national leprosy programmes across all WHO regions. These data serve as the official source for the 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 (𝐖𝐄𝐑) and global leprosy monitoring reports.
To streamline and standardise this process, WHO uses a 𝐰𝐞𝐛-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐇𝐈𝐒𝟐 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 as the primary tool for data capture, management, validation, and analysis. With a growing number of countries and users accessing the system, this DHIS2 application has become a central global platform for leprosy surveillance.
The 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (𝐆𝐋𝐏𝐈𝐒)—a DHIS2 based aggregated reporting system—captures national-level data and supports monitoring of the global leprosy burden. It provides structured reporting formats covering:
• Case detection during the reporting year
• Retreatment cases
• Cases on treatment at the end of the year
• Case detection methods
• Treatment outcomes
• Drug resistance surveillance
The platform also integrates enhanced 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 at global and national levels.
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