This country profile provides an overview of the Central African Republic’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
Treatment coverage increased from 31% in 2018 to 40% in 2019.
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage increased from 24% in 2018 to 35% in 2019.
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage increased from 35% in 2018 to 86% in 2019.
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage increased from 44% in 2018 to 94% in 2019.
River blindness
Treatment coverage increased from 34% in 2018 to 66% in 2019.
The ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in the Central African Republic.