African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995–2015: Model-Estimated Health Impact and Cost

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Authors

Luc E. Coffeng · Erasmus MC

Wilma A. Stolk · Erasmus MC

Honorat Zouré · Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign

Lennert Veerman · University of Queensland

Koffi B. Agblewonu · Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign

Michele E. Murdoch · Watford General Hospital

Mounkaïla Noma

Abstract

Our simulations suggest that APOC has had a remarkable impact on population health in Africa between 1995 and 2010. This health impact is predicted to double during the subsequent five years of the program, through to 2015. APOC is a highly cost-effective public health program. Given the anticipated elimination of onchocerciasis from some APOC areas, we expect even more health gains and a more favorable cost-effectiveness of mass treatment with ivermectin in the near future.

Topics & Keywords

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. e2032-e2032

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002032

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