Onchocerciasis Course
This course equips you with essential skills for diagnosing onchocerciasis through skin snips, eye exams, and clinical signs in resource-poor clinics. Learn to administer ivermectin safely, manage reactions like Mazzotti events, integrate eye care with referrals, and lead community programmes for better coverage and blindness prevention, improving health outcomes.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to identify onchocerciasis skin, eye, and systemic signs, conduct skin snips, and use diagnostic criteria in low-resource settings. Master safe ivermectin dosing, adverse reaction management, community distribution planning, referral strengthening, and health education to enhance control and prevent blindness.
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Develop skills
- Diagnose onchocerciasis using skin snips, eye exams, and clinical criteria.
- Manage ivermectin therapy with safe dosing, timing, and response monitoring.
- Handle adverse events by recognising Mazzotti reactions and stabilising patients.
- Integrate eye care through basic treatments and timely referrals.
- Lead community programmes by planning, training distributors, and tracking coverage.
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