World Health Organization : Year 1993, Ocp Eac14: Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa Programme de Lutte Contre ; l’Onchocercose en Afrique de l’Ouest

By K. Nimaga, Dr.

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1993, Ocp Eac14: Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa Programme de Lutte Contre ; l’Onchocercose en Afrique de l’Ouest
Author:	K. Nimaga, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Dr, K. N. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 1993, Ocp Eac14. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
The fourteenth session of the Expert Advisoty Committee (EAC) was held in Ouagadougou at the headquarters of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP) from 7 to 11 June 1993 under the chairmanship of Professor David Molyneux. Informal briefing was provided to EAC members on Saturday 5 June,

Table of Contents
CONTENTS List of Part.~ .c ~pant.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Executive Summary and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 . Opening of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 . Adoption of the agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 . Follow-up of EAC.13 recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 . Matters arising from the thirteenth session of the JPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 . Administrative and financial briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 . Reports of field visits by EAC members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 7 . Review of vector control including repon of the fourteenth session of the Ecological Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 8 . Review of epidemiological activities and disease control with ivermectin . . . . . . . 15 9 . Review of devolution activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 10 . Review of the Macrofil Chemotherapy Project (formerly Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Project) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 11 . Review of biostatistics and information systems activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 12 . Identification of research priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 13. Other matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 14. Date and place of EAC .1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -28 15 . Adoption of the draft report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 16 . Closure of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28