This country profile provides an overview of South Sudan’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
17%
Blinding trachoma
10%
Intestinal worms
60%
Bilharzia
11%
River blindness
18%
1.72 million
people received treatment in South Sudan in 2019
6.75 million
people did not receive treatment in South Sudan in 2019
Elephantiasis
Treatment coverage decreased from 18% in 2018 to 17% in 2019.
People needing treatment
8.47m
People receiving treatment
1.42m
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage decreased from 14% in 2018 to 10% in 2019.
People needing treatment
3.32m
People receiving treatment
341k
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage increased from 29% in 2018 to 60% in 2019.
Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
670k
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
402k
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage increased from 0% 2018 to 11% in 2019.
School-aged children needing treatment
1.34m
School-aged children receiving treatment
147k
River blindness
Treatment coverage decreased from 25% in 2018 to 18% in 2019.
People needing treatment
8.22m
People receiving treatment
1.52m
The 
ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in South Sudan.