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African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)
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African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

Distributing ivermectin tablets
APOC
Communities take charge of their own treatment in the community-directed treatment (CDTI) approach

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) was set up in 1995 to eliminate onchocerciasis as a disease of public health importance in Africa.
Onchocerciasis – or ‘river blindness’ – is a major cause of blindness and skin disease in many African countries.

At the core of APOC’s strategy to eliminate the disease is CDTI – community-directed treatment with ivermectin. CDTI relies on active community participation to distribute ivermectin treatment to people who need it. This successful strategy is now being extended to include delivery of other health interventions, such as insecticide-treated nets for malaria.



PRESS AND MEDIA

Addis first follow-up meeting on Integration and NTDs/Malaria Co-implementation final communique [pdf 30kb]

National Taskforces strategize on river blindness control in Africa [pdf 46kb]
3 July 2008

ONCHOCERCIASIS

What is onchocerciasis?

WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE

Onchocerciasis control in the WHO African Region: current situation and way forward. [pdf 219kb]
August 2007

UPCOMING EVENTS

58th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
1–5 September 2008
Cameroon
More information

30 year anniversary of Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care
11–12 September 2008
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Calendar of events 2008

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