40 Years of the APOC Partnership

Roungou, Jean-Baptist ; Yameogo, Laurent ; Mwikisa, Chris ; Boakye, Daniel A. ; Bundy, Donald A. P.

Public Library of Science

关键词: river blindness;    onchocerciasis;   

DOI  :  10.1371/journal.pntd.0003562
RP-ID  :  102416

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The fight against onchocerciasis (river blindness), one of the most devastating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), has mobilized significant resources and brought together diverse public and private stakeholders. Affected communities, governments of endemic countries, non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs), donors, and researchers are contributing, each in their own way, to what is considered today as one of the major public health achievements of recent decades in Africa. Onchocerciasis is losing ground, and its elimination in Africa is now possible within a reasonable timeframe.