Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. March 2002, Volume 96, Supplement 1
This special supplement contains a set of articles that focus on some key areas of the activities of APOC in the first phase. Each article makes a critical appraisal of the major achievements and shortcomings of the programme, from the start of operations in 1996, and identifies the main challenges for Phase 2.
List of articles
- Sékétéli A. APOC at mid-point: so far so good. p3–4
- Benton B et al. Partnership and promise: evolution of the African river-blindness campaigns . p5-14
- Sékétéli A et al. The achievements and challenges of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). p15–28
- Noma M et al. Rapid epidemiological mapping of onchocerciasis (REMO): its application by the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). p29–39
- Amazigo U.V et al. The challenges of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) within the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). p41–58
- Clemmons L et al. Gender issues in the community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). p59–74
- Amazigo U.V et al. Monitoring community-directed treatment programmes for sustainability: lessons from the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). p75–92
- Homeida M et al. APOC's strategy of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) and its potential for providing additional health services to the poorest populations. p93–104