This country profile provides an overview of Uganda’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
78%
Blinding trachoma
0%
Intestinal worms
45%
Bilharzia
61%
River blindness
77%
15.45 million
people received treatment in Uganda in 2019
9.19 million
people did not receive treatment in Uganda in 2019
Elephantiasis
Treatment coverage decreased from 80% in 2018 to 78% in 2019.
People needing treatment
2.04m
People receiving treatment
1.59m
Blinding trachoma
Treatment coverage decreased from 52% in 2018 to 0% in 2019.
People needing treatment
633k
People receiving treatment
Zero
Intestinal worms
Treatment coverage decreased from 67% in 2018 to 45% in 2019.
Pre-sch and school-aged children needing treatment
17.94m
Pre-school and school-aged children receiving treatment
8m
Bilharzia
Treatment coverage decreased from 62% in 2018 to 61% in 2019.
School-aged children needing treatment
5.57m
School-aged children receiving treatment
3.42m
River blindness
Treatment coverage decreased from 96% 2018 to 77% in 2019.
People needing treatment
2.37m
People receiving treatment
1.82m
The 
ESPEN portal (a World Health Organization AFRO region project) provides maps and district-level data for the preventive chemotherapy diseases in Uganda.