Angola
Onchocerciasis status
In Angola, onchocerciasis is distributed in discrete foci. Mapping of onchocerciasis is not yet complete.
People affected by onchocerciasis
- Number of communities in meso/hyper endemic (red) areas (2006): 766
- Total population in meso/hyper endemic (red) areas (2006): 370 209
Projects
- Number of current community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) projects (2007): 6
- Date first community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) project was launched: 2005
- Number of national onchocerciasis task force (NOTF)-secretariat supported projects (2007): 1
- Number of vector elimination projects: 0
NOTF-secretariat supported project is based at national level and is responsible for overseeing the implementation of all CDTI projects in the country and ensuring the availability of ivermectin.
- More about CDTI projects
- More about NOTF-secretariat supported projects
- More about vector elimination projects
Ivermectin coverage
Geographical coverage (2007)
- Number of communities treated with ivermectin: 1 489
- Treatment target (number of communities): 1 587
- Geographic coverage: 93.8%
Therapeutic coverage (2007)
- Number of people treated with ivermectin: 414 965
- Treatment target (number of people): 818 317
- Therapeutic coverage: 50.7%
Training
- Number of trained or retrained community-directed distributors, CDDs (2007): 428
- Number of people per community-directed distributor, CDD (2006): 328
- Number of trained or retrained health workers (2006): 108
Funds
Projects are funded from three primary sources:
- the APOC Trust Fund
- the government of the country where the projects are being implemented
- funds from non-governmental development organization partners.
Partners
International non-governmental development organization (NGDO) partners (2007):
- World Vision International
- MLAL
- Global Outsourcing and Linkages (GOAL)
- Africare
- Malters