The Carter Center integrates prevention and treatment activities for lymphatic filariasis with our River Blindness Elimination Program work and annual reporting is published by theRiver Blindness Elimination Program in a combined publication.
Sept. 1, 2013
Guidelines for Malaria-Lymphatic Filariasis Co-Implementation in Nigeria (PDF)
The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health developed new national guidelines for co-implementation of interventions to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). This combined nationwide strategy is the first of its kind in Africa and will allow the Federal and State Ministries of Health to efficiently protect all Nigerians from the two mosquito transmitted parasitic diseases. This report is copyright by the government of Nigeria and hosted by The Carter Center with permission.
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