ODI Global
Statistics portrayed at Koribondo BEMOC Centre, Bo District, Sierra Leone
"Sierra Leone was chosen because of the progress it has made in recent years in tackling NTDs. For instance, in 2005, elephantiasis was found endemic in all 14 health districts in Sierra Leone; by 2011, only one district remained endemic. In the case of river blindness, therapeutic coverage has consistently been over 70% since 2006, with the programme’s geographical coverage consistently reaching 100% since 2007, translating into an overall reduction in prevalence of 60.3% between 2007 and 2009."
Photo credit: Romina Rodríguez Pose. Find out more at www.developmentprogress.org/blog/2013/07/24/unknown-peopl...
Statistics portrayed at Koribondo BEMOC Centre, Bo District, Sierra Leone
"Sierra Leone was chosen because of the progress it has made in recent years in tackling NTDs. For instance, in 2005, elephantiasis was found endemic in all 14 health districts in Sierra Leone; by 2011, only one district remained endemic. In the case of river blindness, therapeutic coverage has consistently been over 70% since 2006, with the programme’s geographical coverage consistently reaching 100% since 2007, translating into an overall reduction in prevalence of 60.3% between 2007 and 2009."
Photo credit: Romina Rodríguez Pose. Find out more at www.developmentprogress.org/blog/2013/07/24/unknown-peopl...