Guinea worm

Leprosy

Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Objective

Certified global eradication of dracunculiasis

Elimination as a public health problem, less than 1 case per 10,000

Elimination as a public health problem

Programme strategy or intervention

Surveillance, case containment, clean water provision, filtration, abate treatment for intermediate host (Cyclops) control

- Ensure access to MDT.

- Sustain and expand MDT service.

- Encourage self reporting and early treatment.

- Monitor MDT service performance and quality of care.

Surveillance diagnosis and treatment. Vector control where appropriate.

Affected regions

Transmission certified as eliminated globally except in 12 African countries

At the end of 2001, 14 countries had prevalence above 1/10 000 population distributed in all tropical regions

28 sub-Saharan African countries