15 years of APOC - World Health Organization

Contents
My grandfather’s world and mine --- two very different worlds.............................................................................................. 3
Foreword - Regional Director.................................................................................................................................................. 5
Message from the APOC Director........................................................................................................................................... 6
Amazigo: celebrating the scientist with a passion for onchocerciasis control........................................................................ 7
APOC in brief ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
- What is APOC......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
- Governance & organizational structure............................................................................................................................................................... 9
- How APOC works – From Research to Policy to Implementation................................................................................................................ 10
- Country onchocerciasis data.................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
- The strength of the unique global public-private partnership that is APOC................................................................................................ 12
- APOC’s unique public private partnership.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
- The real APOC – seen through the eyes of a new staff member................................................................................................................... 14
How far APOC has come ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
- Some achievements.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
- Shrinking the map - Two for the price of one: moving from control to elimination of
onchocerciasis with ivermectin treatment alone.................................................................................................................................................... 16
- Putting OCP skills to work for APOC................................................................................................................................................................. 17
- Onchocerciasis and gender – a new future for African communities............................................................................................................. 18
Mapping the road for CDTI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
- REMO – determining where to treat with ivermectin....................................................................................................................................... 19
- APOC has mapped the distribution of River blindness in sub-Saharan Africa............................................................................................ 20
- RAPLOA – Mapping of eye worm (loiasis) for safe implementation of CDTI.......................................................................................... 21
Stories from the field ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
- 30 years working with CBM in “oncho country”............................................................................................................................................... 22
- Miracle medicine mends Nigerian tailor’s eyesight............................................................................................................................................. 23
- Ugandan man helps rid his community of onchocerciasis............................................................................................................................... 24
- Getting back on track with oncho control in Sierra Leone............................................................................................................................... 25
- Contributing to the re-launch of CDTI activities in the Central African Republic after the war............................................................... 27
- Implementing CDTI in South Sudan................................................................................................................................................................... 28
- The importance of getting ivermectin to those that need it in time to make a difference!......................................................................... 29
- Close view of CDTI activities in the field .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
- In their own words................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Support for onchocerciasis control from across the ocean ........................................................................................................... 32
- US citizens making a contribution to oncho control in DRC.......................................................................................................................... 32
Travelling for APOC
- Ensuring training on CDTI strategy, APOC philosophy and WHO financial reporting system in countries.......................................... 33
- Adventure in Taraba State, Nigeria – travelling on an empty stomach by air, by land and by river........................................................... 35
- Testimonies from communities............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Partnering with APOC ............................................................................................................................................................................... 38
- Working with the poorest of the poor : CBM’s experience and commitment in the fight against river blindness.................................. 38
- Sightsavers and oncho control – a long standing partnership.......................................................................................................................... 39
- Pioneering community-based ivermectin distribution in Cameroon – the International Eye Foundation, USA.................................... 40
- United Front Against River blindness (UFAR)................................................................................................................................................... 40
- 15 years of partnership between APOC and the Mectizan® Donation Program........................................................................................ 41
- The vision of the new Chair of the NGDO Coordination Group for Onchocerciasis Control............................................................... 43
- Visit of Saudi Fund for Development to APOC headquarters........................................................................................................................ 44
- Providing legal advice to APOC........................................................................................................................................................................... 44
- Multi-disease Surveillance Centre (MDSC)......................................................................................................................................................... 45
- Perspective................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Men and woman at the helm of oncho success .............................................................................................................................. 47
- Past and present OCP and APOC Directors...................................................................................................................................................... 47
- Pioneers of River blindness control in Africa..................................................................................................................................................... 48
Spotlight on APOC countries....................................................................................................................................................................... 49
●Nigeria- Onchocerciasis Programme Milestones............................................................................................................... 49
●Central African Republic - CBM’s experience in Central African Republic.................................................................. 50
●Nigeria - Cultural.................................................................................................................................................................... 51
●RCA - Cultural........................................................................................................................................................................ 53
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