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Events and meetings 2009

2009 | 2008

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

28th session of the Technical Consultative Committee
09-14 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

59th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
31 August-04 September
Kigali, Rwanda

SEPTEMBER

34th Meeting of NGDO Coordination Group for Onchocerciasis Control
08-10 September 2009
Accra, Ghana

29th Session of the Technical Consultative Committee
14-19 September 2009
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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

15th Session of the Joint Action Forum
08-11 December 2009
Tunis, Tunisia


Highlights

Joint Action Forum (JAF) - Kuwait City, Kuwait, 12-14 Dec 2011

Click the links below to open/download JAF 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