This country profile provides an overview of 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
0%
Intestinal worms
38%
Bilharzia
0%
River blindness
0%
900k
people received treatment in Guinea in 2019
6.58 million
people did not receive treatment in Guinea in 2019
Elephantiasis
Treatment coverage decreased from 79% in 2018 to 0% in 2019.
People needing treatment
7.48m
People receiving treatment
Zero
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage decreased from 35% in 2018 to 0% in 2019.
People needing treatment
1.41m
People receiving treatment
Zero
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage decreased from 62% in 2018 to 38% in 2019.
Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
2.38m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
900k
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage decreased from 92% in 2018 to 0% in 2019.
School-aged children needing treatment
1.76m
School-aged children receiving treatment
Zero
River blindness
Treatment coverage decreased from 75% in 2018 to 0% in 2019.
People needing treatment
7.08m
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 Guinea.