This country profile provides an overview of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s progress in reaching those in need of mass NTD treatment based on 2017 data.
*This includes all countries in Africa that are endemic for at least one of the five NTDs
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Treatment coverage
Elephantiasis
Treatment coverage increased from 42% in 2016 to 71% in 2017.
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage increased from 13% in 2016 to 14% in 2017.
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage increased from 67% in 2016 to 76% in 2017.
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage increased from 58% in 2016 to 80% in 2017.
River blindness
Treatment coverage slightly increased from 76% in 2016 to 77% in 2017.
The ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.