African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

From 1989 to 1994, the Non-Government Development Organization (NGDO) developed the Ivermectin Distribution Program (IDP), which is a large-scale distribution of ivermectin. Therefore, NGDO Oncercerciasis Control Coordination Group was established in WHD headquarters in 1991. However, based on the knowledge and experience gained by OCP, the sponsoring organization and the NGDO team launched a second program called the African onchocerciasis control program (APOC) in 1995.

APOC is a larger partnership program than 19 countries, the Ministry of Health and its affected communities, several international NGDOs, the private sector (Merck & Co., Inc.), donor countries, and the United Nations. Participating organizations The World Bank is a financial institution of the program and the World Health Organization is the planning executive body. Regional-driven treatment (CDTI) by ivermectin is APOC's delivery strategy. The community makes it possible to fight the river blindness in their village, relieve pain and delay infection. This program is extended to 2015, treating more than 90 million people in 19 countries every year, protecting 115 million high-risk groups and preventing more than 40,000 blindness every year.

APOC countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

Malaria is an endemic disease of sub-Saharan Africa where most malaria cases and deaths occur. To prevent measles, conventional vaccination has been introduced. Onchocerciasis ("blindness of the river") is a common cause of blindness and is a unique disease in some areas of this area. More than 99% of people in the world who suffer from this disease live in 31 people. In response, the African onchocerciasis management program (APOC) was initiated in 1995 to manage the disease. As more than half of the world's maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, maternal mortality rates are another challenge. However, in some countries in this region, the maternal mortality rate has halved since 1990, so progress has generally been made here. In addition, the African Union ratified the Maputo Protocol in July 2003. This promises to prohibit female sexual ablation.

From 1989 to 1994, the Non-Government Development Organization (NGDO) developed the Ivermectin Distribution Program (IDP), which is a large-scale distribution of ivermectin. Therefore, NGDO Oncercerciasis Control Coordination Group was established in WHD headquarters in 1991. However, based on the knowledge and experience gained by OCP, the sponsoring organization and the NGDO team launched a second program called the African onchocerciasis control program (APOC) in 1995.