River Blindness Program
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The River Blindness Program is a Carter Center initiative dedicated to eliminating river blindness (onchocerciasis) through mass drug administration, health education, and community-based disease control in affected regions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carter Center initiative
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neglected tropical disease control program → public health program → |
| aimsTo |
interrupt transmission of Onchocerca volvulus
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prevent blindness caused by onchocerciasis → reduce morbidity from onchocerciasis → |
| approach |
community-directed treatment
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integrated disease control → |
| basedIn |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| benefits |
populations in remote rural areas
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| collaboratesWith |
World Health Organization
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local communities → national ministries of health → |
| component |
capacity building for local health systems
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community engagement → monitoring and evaluation → |
| diseaseVector |
blackfly
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| diseaseVectorGenus |
Simulium
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| drugBrandName |
Mectizan
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| focusesOn |
Latin America
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Yemen → endemic regions for river blindness → sub-Saharan Africa → |
| foundedBy |
The Carter Center
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| fundingSource |
government grants
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philanthropic donations → |
| hasGoal |
control of onchocerciasis
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elimination of river blindness → |
| implements |
health education campaigns
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mass ivermectin distribution campaigns → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| monitors |
disease transmission
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treatment coverage → |
| namedAfter |
river blindness
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| parentOrganization |
The Carter Center
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| relatedTo |
Neglected Tropical Diseases Program
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trachoma control activities → |
| sponsor |
The Carter Center
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| supports |
mapping of endemic communities
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surveillance activities → training of community drug distributors → |
| targetsDisease |
onchocerciasis
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river blindness → |
| typeOfIntervention |
preventive chemotherapy
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| usesDrug |
ivermectin
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| usesIntervention |
community-based disease control
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health education → mass drug administration → |
| website |
https://www.cartercenter.org/health/river_blindness/index.html
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Carter Center
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program |