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Burundi

Total Population 7,548,000*
Life Expectancy for men 46 years*
Life Expectancy for women 48 years*
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 3.2%*
* Source: World Health Organization (WHO).
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Programme National Intégré de Lutte contre les Maladies Tropicales Négligées

Partner: World Bank funded APOC and the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP)
Project #: P2245
Four Mectizan tablets in a hand. Photo: CBM

A national campaign to eliminate River Blindness and other neglected tropical diseases (NTD).

Established in 2003, and implemented in partnership with the World Bank funded African Program Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) and the Mectizan® Donation Program (MDP), this programme provides reliable, durable and integrated mechanisms for the distribution of Ivermectin drugs with a view to eliminating Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) as a public health problem in Burundi.

In 2007, a new component was added to the programme to treat people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) including:

  • Schistosomiasis
  • Helminths
  • Trachoma
  • Lymphatic Filariasis

The project aims to eliminate the impact of these four diseases have on public health whilst developing a local capacity that will be able to treat and control these diseases in a sustainable manner.