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The Chari River in Chad (c) Jane Hahn

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11 November 2022
Departmental update

Dracunculiasis eradication: strong cross-border collaboration towards certification of Sudan in 2023
23 September 2020
Departmental update

Eradicating dracunculiasis: human cases and animal infections decline as Angola becomes endemic
19 March 2020
Departmental update

Dracunculiasis eradication: intensifying surveillance amid continued zero human cases in Ethiopia and Mali
13 November 2018
Departmental update

Eradicating dracunculiasis: Chad and South Sudan continue to report human cases

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International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE)

The Commission meets as and when necessary at WHO headquarters in Geneva to evaluate the status of countries applying for certification of dracunculiasis eradication and to recommend whether a particular country should be certified as free of transmission.
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