African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

Events and meetings 2009


FEBRUARY

World Bank visit to APO

02–03 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso

Joint Visit (World Bank and APOC) to the Saudi Fund and Islamic Development Fund

Saudi Arabia

Informal consultation on Elimination of onchocerciasis transmission with ivermectin treatment in Africa

25–27 February 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

MARCH

Technical Advisers and National Coordinators Meeting

02-04 March 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Preparatory meeting on epidemiological assessments in APOC countries

05-07 March 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

APRIL

Visit of Regional Director in Ouagadougou

04-08 April 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

124th Committee of Sponsoring Agents (CSA)

23-24 April 2009
Atlanta, USA

JUNE

Deans Meeting for curriculum on CDI

09-11 June 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

JULY

125th Committee of Sponsoring Agents (CSA)

06-08 July 2009
Paris, France

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

126th Committee of Sponsoring Agents (CSA)

12-15 October 2009
Paris, France

NOTF and Technical Advisors Meeting

26-31 October 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

NOVEMBER

Meeting of the Ex-OCP countries

03-05 November 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

DECEMBER

Highlights

18th session of the Joint Action Forum (JAF) Venue - Bujumbura, Burundi, 11-13 Dec 2012

Click the links below to open/download JAF17 documents

APOC wins António Champalimaud Vision Award 2011

The magazine "15 years of APOC"

Dr Uche Amazigo, retired Director of APOC

Map of the estimated prevalence of eye worm history in Africa

FUTURE OF APOC AND ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL IN AFRICA

Yaoundé declaration

Yaoundé Declaration on Onchocercaisis Control in Africa

African ministers of health renew their commitment to eliminate onchocerciasis.

Contact us

Dr Paul-Samson Lusamba-Dikassa
Director, APOC
B.P. 549
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: dirapoc@oncho. afro.who.int