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This country profile provides an overview of Benin’s progress in reaching those in need of mass NTD treatment based on 2019 data.

 

*This includes all countries in Africa that are endemic for at least one of the five NTDs

Treatment coverage

Elephantiasis
85%
Blinding trachoma
N/A
Intestinal worms
79%
Bilharzia
58%
River blindness
75%
5.24 million people received treatment in Benin in 2019 829k people did not receive treatment in Benin in 2019

Elephantiasis

Treatment coverage decreased from 86% in 2018 to 85% in 2019.

People needing treatment
296k
People receiving treatment
251k

Blinding trachoma

Benin conducted trachoma impact surveys in 2019, which noted a low trachoma prevalence in four districts (Trachomatous inflammation—Follicular (TF<5%)). As a result trachoma preventive chemotherapy was not conducted. Trachoma is not included in the index score.

Intestinal worms

Treatment coverage increased from 39% in 2018 to 79% in 2019.

Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
2.21m
Pre-sch and school-aged children receiving treatment
1.75m

Bilharzia

Treatment coverage decreased from 79% in 2018 to 58% in 2019.

School-aged children needing treatment
1.39m
School-aged children receiving treatment
805k

River blindness

Treatment coverage decreased from 80% in 2018 to 75% in 2019.

People needing treatment
6.07m
People receiving treatment
4.55m

The ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in Benin.