This country profile provides an overview of Côte d’Ivoire’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
74%
Blinding trachoma
33%
Intestinal worms
92%
Bilharzia
54%
River blindness
95%
16.76 million people received treatment in Côte d'Ivoire in 2019 4.95 million people did not receive treatment in Côte d'Ivoire in 2019

Elephantiasis

Treatment coverage remained at 74% in 2018 and 2019.

People needing treatment
21.71m
People receiving treatment
16m

Blinding trachoma

Treatment coverage increased from 0% in 2018 to 33% in 2019.

People needing treatment
6.76m
People receiving treatment
2.25m

Intestinal worms

Treatment coverage increased from 55% in 2018 to 92% in 2019.

Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
2.28m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
2.10m

Bilharzia

Treatment coverage decreased from 93% in 2018 to 54% in 2019.

School-aged children needing treatment
2.65m
School-aged children receiving treatment
1.42m

River blindness

Treatment coverage decreased from 99% in 2018 to 95% in 2019.

People needing treatment
3.83m
People receiving treatment
3.65m

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