African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

Topic: National plans of action for the control of onchocerciasis

Ethiopia: National plans of action for the control of onchocerciasis

2000-2004

Nigeria: Revised National plans of action for the control of onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

1997-2001

The National plans of action for the control of onchocerciasis of the following countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Liberia, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) are available at the APOC headquarter for your reference.

Highlights

Evaluation meeting on inclusion of CDI in faculties, Ouagadougou 13-17 Aug 2012: Final communiqué

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 Chris Ngenda Mwikisa
Acting Director, APOC
B.P. 549
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: dirapoc@oncho. afro.who.int