This country profile provides an overview of Nigeria’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
62%
Blinding trachoma
67%
Intestinal worms
76%
Bilharzia
99%
River blindness
80%
96.96 million
people received treatment in Nigeria in 2019
37.59 million
people did not receive treatment in Nigeria in 2019
Elephantiasis
Treatment coverage decreased from 65% in 2018 to 62% in 2019.
People needing treatment
134.55m
People receiving treatment
82.99m
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage increased from 53% in 2018 to 67% in 2019.
People needing treatment
13.91m
People receiving treatment
9.3m
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage increased from 44% in 2018 to 76% in 2019.
Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
45.21m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
34.35m
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage increased from 67% in 2018 to 99% in 2019.
School-aged children needing treatment
17.13m
School-aged children receiving treatment
16.93m
River blindness
Treatment coverage increased from 79% in 2018 to 80% in 2019.
People needing treatment
50.57m
People receiving treatment
40.7m
The 
ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in Nigeria.