This country profile provides an overview of Togo’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
N/A
Blinding trachoma
100%
Intestinal worms
99%
Bilharzia
34%
River blindness
83%
4.28 million people received treatment in Togo in 2019 30k people did not receive treatment in Togo in 2019

Elephantiasis

Togo has eliminated elephantiasis as a public health problem.

Blinding trachoma

Togo claims to have eliminated blinding trachoma as a public health problem.

Intestinal worms

Treatment coverage increased from 84% in 2018 to 99% in 2019.

Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
2.39m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
2.36m

Bilharzia

Treatment coverage decreased from 100% in 2018 to 34% in 2019.

School-aged children needing treatment
1.2m
School-aged children receiving treatment
408k

River blindness

Treatment coverage decreased from 84% in 2018 to 83% in 2019.

People needing treatment
3.69m
People receiving treatment
3.07m

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