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This country profile provides an overview of Equatorial Guinea’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
0%
Blinding trachoma
N/A
Intestinal worms
33%
Bilharzia
0%
River blindness
0%
48k people received treatment in Equatorial Guinea in
2019 381k people did not receive treatment in Equatorial Guinea in 2019

Elephantiasis

Treatment coverage remained at 0% in 2018 and 2019.

People needing treatment
420k
People receiving treatment
Zero

Blinding trachoma

Equatorial Guinea does not require mass treatment for blinding trachoma.

Intestinal worms

Treatment coverage was not reported 2018 and 33% in 2019.

Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
145k
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
48k

Bilharzia

Treatment coverage was not reported in 2018 and 0% in 2019.

School-aged children needing treatment
32k
School-aged children receiving treatment
Zero

River blindness

Treatment coverage was not reported in 2018 and 0% in 2019.

People needing treatment
99k
People receiving treatment
Zero

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