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River Blindness (onchocerciasis) advocacy document
Onchocerciasis Advocacy Document (4.94 MB)Documents
“Major obstacle for development”: Ending NTDs is crucial to achieve 2030 Agenda
In this article, the author explains “…the dire consequences of many untreated NTDs are chronic disease and disability. Thus, they contribute significantly to the global burden of chronic conditions and their consequences such as stigma, exclusion and poverty.”
Documents
MEC TCC Guidelines for use of Mectizan in Loa endemic areas
EnglishMECTCCLoaRecs-June04 (42.20 KB)Documents
Special requests for Mectizan
In some cases, onchocerciasis is found in non-endemic countries when an individual or individuals have lived in an endemic country for an extended period of time.
Mectizan Special Request Form.doc (62.50 KB)Documents
Recommendations for the treatment of Onchocerciasis with Mectizan® in areas co-endemic for Onchocerciasis and Loiasis
Technical paper. Mectizan Expert Committee and Technical Consulatative Committee, June 2004.
englishmectccloarecs-june04 (42.20 KB)