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 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 77% in 2018 to 80% in 2019.
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage increased from 19% in 2018 to 57% in 2019.
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage increased from 52% in 2018 to 86% in 2019.
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage decreased from 69% in 2018 to 68% in 2019.
River blindness
Treatment coverage increased from 79% in 2018 to 81% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.