This country profile provides an overview of Sierra Leone’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
76%
Blinding trachoma
N/A
Intestinal worms
58%
Bilharzia
84%
River blindness
76%
5.41 million people received treatment in Sierra Leone in 2019 1.5 million people did not receive treatment in Sierra Leone in 2019

Elephantiasis

Treatment coverage increased from 61% in 2018 to 76% in 2019.

People needing treatment
2.94m
People receiving treatment
2.24m

Blinding trachoma

Sierra Leone does not require mass treatment for trachoma.

Intestinal worms

Treatment coverage decreased from 73% in 2018 to 58% in 2019.

Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
3.42m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
1.97m

Bilharzia

Treatment coverage increased from 0% in 2018 to 84% in 2019.

School-aged children needing treatment
1.25m
School-aged children receiving treatment
1.05m

River blindness

Treatment coverage remained at 76% in 2018 and 2019.

People needing treatment
6.23m
People receiving treatment
4.73m

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